U.S. Marines hold drill in Japanese for better partnership with SDF

The U.S. Marine Corps have held a drill in Japan with orders given in Japanese for the first time, according to the troops, in a move aimed at enhancing their partnership with the Self-Defense Forces.Although it remains unclear whether the Marines will interact in Japanese in actual operations, the use of the language in a Marine training suggests Washington is attempting to engage Japan's Ground-Self Defense Force in new operations involving remote islands, according to an SDF source.In a Marine exercise disclosed to Kyodo News on April 29 at an airfield on Ie Island in the southern island…READ FULL ARTICLE