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.
Large-scale exercises planned in light of repeated Chinese incursions

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
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.