Then-Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger (left) poses for a photo with Japan’s Vice Chief of Joint Staff Lt. Gen. Nagumo Kenichiro in Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2023.

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

Prior to establishing the JJOC, the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) relied on an ad-hoc command to oversee specific operations that reported to the Joint Staff Office (JSO) with the chief of the ...