#gsdf — Public Fediverse posts
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Rakuten Group is working with defense AI startup Helsing to bring the German company's military drones to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/17/companies/rakuten-germany-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakuten #ai #defense #startups #germany #russia #sdf #drones #gsdf
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A fire broke out at Camp Asaka of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on Monday, with fire authorities and others working to confirm details of the situation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/20/japan/fire-gsdf-camp-asaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #campasaka
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A Ground Self-Defense Force member revealed Tuesday that his post-traumatic stress disorder, caused by harassment, has been recognized as an on-duty illness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/23/japan/ptsd-on-duty-illness-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #sdf #mentalhealth #sendai #sexualharassment #bullying
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The Ground Self-Defense Force has held a large-scale live-fire exercise in Shizuoka Prefecture, showcasing a Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile launcher to the public for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/08/japan/japan-sdf-drill-hvgp-launcher/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #gsdf #shizuoka #defense #missiles
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An Osprey transport aircraft of the Ground Self-Defense Force is expected to use a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in an upcoming exercise with the U.S. side. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/22/japan/sdf-osprey-okinawa-us-base/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #okinawa #osprey #usbases
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The incident occurred at the Ground Self-Defense Force's tank unit at the Hijudai maneuver area in Oita Prefecture, and unconfirmed reports said the three may be unconscious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/21/japan/japan-sdf-accident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #gsdf #oita
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Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Sunday searched locations related to a Ground Self-Defense Force member accused of trespassing into the Chinese Embassy in the Japanese capital this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/29/japan/crime-legal/police-search-sdf-base/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #china #chinajapanrelations #sdf #gsdf
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Japan has expressed its regret over the break-in at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo by a knife-wielding Japanese military officer, but that is "far from enough," the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/28/japan/politics/china-embassy-japan-regret-insufficient/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #sdf #gsdf
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The realities of the Iran war has opened a window for stronger Japan-Ukraine ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/27/japan/japans-lessons-from-ukraines-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sdf #gsdf #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #defense #drones #constitution
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The Ground Self-Defense Force has sent long-range missile equipment to Camp Kengun in the city of Kumamoto, as part of a counterstrike capabilities initiative. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/ground-self-defense-force-missiles-kumamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #sdf #missiles #defense #kumamoto
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China's claim that Japan is returning to militarism is misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect responses to changing regional threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/myths-of-japanese-militarism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #wangyi #china #munichsecurityconference #yasukunishrine #taiwan #alliedoccupation #sdf #gsdf #msdf #sanaetakaichi #article9 #shinzoabe #defense #us
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The Ground Self-Defense Force has decided to cancel the dispatch of a V-22 Osprey transport aircraft to the Iron Fist joint exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa Prefecture, it has been learned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/gsdf-osprey-drill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osprey #gsdf #sdf #us #usmilitary
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As the Self-Defense Forces look to better counter regional threats, Japan’s push to increase the range of its munitions is drawing interest from a growing number of foreign firms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/18/japan/japan-sdf-howitzers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #gsdf #defense
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A record 15 countries took part in a New Year's jump training, which simulates island defense moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/gsdf-new-year-jump-drill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #newyear #chiba #shinjirokoizumi
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A Sapporo court on Friday ordered the government to pay ¥1.1 million in damages to the mother of a Ground Self-Defense Force member who died by suicide in 2012. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/sdf-government-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #sdf #gsdf #bullying #hokkaido #japanesecourts #suicide
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The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use heavy weapons, such as antitank missiles and rocket launchers, in training at Ground Self-Defense Force firing ranges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/us-heavy-weapons-use-gsdf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #okinawa #gsdf #defense #rockets #missiles #defenseministry #hokkaido #miyagi #yamanashi #shizuoka #oita
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The Pentagon’s troubled V-22 Osprey program recorded more serious accidents in each of the last two fiscal years than the average during any of the previous eight years, U.S. congressional auditors said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/13/world/osprey-incidents-watchdog/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #osprey #gsdf #sdf #us #usmilitary
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The defense minister’s trip reminded observers of two things: China’s proclivity for overreaction and the challenges facing Japan in a tough neighborhood. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/28/japan/koizumis-yonaguni-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shinjirokoizumi #gsdf #taiwan #china #defense #yonaguni
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Tokyo police arrested a 43-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force member Saturday on suspicion of attempting to stab a woman to death earlier this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/22/japan/crime-legal/gsdf-akasaka-woman-stabbing-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #gsdf #stabbings #tokyo #akasaka #minatoward #japanesepolice
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Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were dispatched to Akita Prefecture to assist with bear control as the number of attacks and subsequent fatalities continue to rise in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/japan/gsdf-bear-akita-deployed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #animals #akita #sdf #gsdf #defenseministry #shinjirokoizumi #kentasuzuki
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The nation's Ground Self-Defense Force is preparing to dispatch personnel to Akita Prefecture to assist with measures against wild bears following a series of attacks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/sdf-bear-capture-participation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #gsdf #bears #wildlife #hokkaido #akita #iwate #miyagi #nagano
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Japan will send two Ground Self-Defense Force instructors to a mine removal training program in Lithuania as part of Tokyo's assistance to the Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/ukraine-mine-removal-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ukraine #gsdf #landmines #ukrainejapanrelations
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The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a cutting-edge unmanned surface-to-ship missile system at a base in Okinawa Prefecture since July, sources said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/japan/us-missile-system-deployed-in-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usbases #missiles #gsdf #okinawa #usjapanrelations #us
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Two Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force sergeants who died Sunday during a training exercise at the Hijudai maneuver area in Oita Prefecture were killed by electrocution caused by lightning, the GSDF has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/society/gsdf-lightning-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #gsdf #oita #death
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Two Ground Self-Defense Force sergeants in their 20s have died during a training exercise at the Hijudai maneuver area in Oita Prefecture, the GSDF said Monday. They were not carrying weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/19/japan/society/gsdf-training-death/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #oita #gsdf
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Japan should feel rest assured that the Osprey aircraft are being deployed strategically, capably and safely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/14/japan/dont-worry-over-osprey-safety-measures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #v22osprey #gsdf #sdf #usmarines #defense #usjapanrelations #airforce
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The Ground Self-Defense Force has completed relocating 17 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to a new camp in the city of Saga from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture, the Defense Ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/society/osprey-deployment-camp-saga-completed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sdf #gsdf #osprey #defenseministry #saga
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Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force has begun relocating its 17 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture to a new camp in the city of Saga. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/osprey-deployed-to-saga/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #osprey #gsdf #saga
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