Japan launches Joint Operations Command as US restructuring plan faces uncertainty

Editorial: Japan's new Joint Operations Command mustn't erode autonomy, civilian control

Japan's Defense Ministry has launched the Joint Operations Command, a permanent 240-member organization to centrally command the Self-Defense Forces (

Japan goes on the offensive with Joint Operations Command, China’s PLA Daily says

The launch of the command points to new phase of integration with US armed forces, military mouthpiece says.

Tokyo activates new joint-operations command to improve country’s armed forces teamwork – Center for Security Policy

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan launched a new joint command structure for the country’s armed forces Monday that is designed to address decades of inter-service rivalries and communications failures. The Japan Joint Operations Command was established in the Defense Ministry in Tokyo with 240 personnel under General Kenichiro Nagumo. “We will respond to situations seamlessly, from peacetime to a contingency, to defend the lives of our citizens and …

N. Korea slams Japan's new military command for self-defense forces operations

North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's launch of a new military command aimed at better integrating its self-defense force units, claiming Tokyo is in the final stage of preparing to become a 'war state.'

The Japanese authorities announced on Monday the creation of a joint military command to better integrate their land, sea and air forces in an attempt to improve their defense capabilities in the face of the uptick in the...

Japan launches SDF joint command to integrate defense operations

TOKYO -- The Japanese government established a new joint operations command Monday to oversee the three branches of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, aim