Japan and US to conduct joint drills for Senkaku defense

Large-scale exercises planned in light of repeated Chinese incursions

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Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force conducts training with the U.S. military in Okinawa. The countries are holding talks for additional joint drills. © Kyodo

JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The U.S. and Japanese governments have begun talks on conducting large-scale joint drills to increase their capability to protect the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Nikkei has learned.

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