Plan for Japanese Troops to Be Stationed in Australia Amid Beijing’s Military Incursions

Australia will also join military exercises along with Japan and the United States.

Japanese soldiers on a reconnaissance team stand at attention on the beach at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii after amphibious landing practice on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. The amphibious landing exercises, which are relatively new to Japan’s military, come as Tokyo tries to boost its ability to defend small islands it controls but China claims as its own. AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is looking to host Japanese rapid-response maritime brigade alongside U.S. marine rotations through northern Australia.

Further, Exercise Orient Shield—the largest bilateral wargame between Japan and the United States—will be expanded to include Australia for the first time next year.