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US and Japan begin joint Keen Sword military exercises near Taiwan

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The United States and Japan have launched their biennial Keen Sword military exercises, marking one of the largest joint drills between the two nations. The current exercises are reported to focus on Japan's southwestern islands situated near Taiwan. Further operational details and the total scale of deployed forces remain unstated in initial reports.

Category: force-massing · Location: Taiwan

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Global Events Monitor. US and Japan begin joint Keen Sword military exercises near Taiwan. 2026-10-21T08:35:39.300Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6733. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/6733/revision/0fe6d0d5cf89e264ef1283b8eb04b17b1673b8d1062562f1d3302f26b892b1e2

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