Japan activates first marines since WWII


apan's Self Defense Forces (JSDF)'s new elite unit, called The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, demonstrated its capability with a public exercise at Camp Ainoura in Sasebo on Wednesday. Around 1,500 members of the unit participated in the exercise, descending from helicopters and exchanging fire with a mock enemy, backed by a dozen armoured vehicles. It is the first time since the Second World War that Japan has introduced a marines unit in its army, in a bid to ward off potential invaders on Japanese islands along the edge of the East China Sea, according to reports.

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