Tokyo on Friday announced it would deploy four members of the Japanese military to Germany to train with NATO’s Ukraine mission.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi said the soldiers from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces would be tasked with analyzing the new fighting tactics employed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Japan’s current government has pushed for rearmament amid heightened tensions with Russia and China.
“The deployment marks a further deepening of cooperation between Japan and NATO,” Koizumi said.
The Japanese personnel will be stationed at NATO’s Ukraine mission in Wiesbaden, Germany. The mission coordinates military aid for Ukraine, helps train Ukrainian soldiers and repairs equipment for the Ukrainian military.
The latest deployment comes as Japan intensifies its military rearmament, including lifting restrictions for arms exports in April. On Thursday, Russia’s foreign ministry warned Japan against stationing U.S. Typhoon missile systems on its territory, saying it would “create a direct threat along our far-eastern borders.”
The Japanese defense ministry said in a statement that it would “continue to advance security and defense cooperation between Japan and NATO.”
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