Posted on 09/05/2022 12:12:06 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Japan has protested to Russia over multinational military exercises being conducted on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and is seriously concerned about shooting drills by Russian and Chinese warships off Japan’s northern coast, an official said Monday.
Beijing has been increasing its military cooperation with Moscow, and has been taking part in the multinational “Vostok 2020” drills since late August at a number of locations in Russia’s far east.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno criticized Russia for holding exercises on two of the four disputed islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, in the Kuril chain off Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. It was not clear whether China was part of the exercises on the disputed islands.
He said Japan’s Defense Ministry spotted six Russian and Chinese warships firing machine guns into the Sea of Japan about 190 kilometers (118 miles) west of Cape Kamui on Hokkaido on Saturday.
“Japan will continue to monitor the movements of these ships with serious concern, and will take all possible measures to conduct warning and surveillance activities in the waters surrounding Japan,” Matsuno said at a news conference.
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Hidden Fortress. One of my favorites.
Oops, now I’m not sure.
What if China and Russia invaded Japan instead of Taiwan first.
I’m a (Beat) Takeshi Kitano fan too. Anything that either him or Takeshi Miike does (with some exceptions), I watch.
The West under the control of WEF maniacs drove Russia into China’s tiny little arms.
So take back the Islands you lost in WWII or quit whining and shut up.
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