Japan launches Joint Operations Command as US restructuring plan faces uncertainty

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

Japan launches Joint Operations Command to unify three Self-Defense Force branches

Japan launched its new Joint Operations Command on Monday to better integrate all three branches of its Self-Defense Forces. The move is expected to reinforce the SDF's organizational strength by centralizing operational oversight.

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command Established; Aims to Boost Response to Disasters, Contingencies

The Defense Ministry on Monday established Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command (JJOC). It will operate as a permanent joint headquarters to facilitate the centralized command of each SDF service — Ground, Maritime and Air – during peacetime as well as in times of emergency.