Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps have begun large-scale "Resolute Dragon" exercises in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, aimed at practicing the defense of remote southwestern islands. — Ukrinform.

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TOKYO - Civic groups and local residents in Japan have voiced opposition to a large-scale US-Japan joint military exercise, which began Saturday across the Kyushu region in…