The V-22 was operating on the Japanese island of Yonaguni during the joint exercise Keen Sword. Yonaguni is only 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Taiwan. Yamaguchi reported from Tokyo ...
The JGSDF Ospreys were supposed to conduct air assault drills in Keen Sword. The incident is likely to reignite debate in Japan over the safety of the Ospreys that both the U.S. and Japanese ...
1. Keen Sword is a joint bilateral exercise designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. and Japan. Seventeen service members from E Battery, 6-52 Air Defense Artillery ...
More specifically, LignoSat is made with honoki, a magnolia tree native to Japan whose wood was historically used to craft samurai sword sheaths. The origins of LignoSat (named after the Latin word ...