"This training makes us feel more confident and safe," said Lieutenant Colonel Shigeru Yamasaki, head of the Task Planning and Liaison Unit. "They (soldiers) are training on defensive skills and not offensive," he added.
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Japanese Troops Training in Kuwait
The first live fire exercises to be conducted by Japanese soldiers...
The first live fire exercises to be conducted by Japanese soldiers deployed to Iraq took place in Kuwait on Thursday. But according to a military spokesperson the exercises were not an indication of concern for the grave security situation there.
The group, which arrived in the emirate on Sunday, is expected to deploy to Samawa, southern Iraq, within the next few days to join some 100 Japanese ground troops already stationed in the city, 270 kilometres (170 miles) south of Baghdad, on a humanitarian mission.
"This training makes us feel more confident and safe," said Lieutenant Colonel Shigeru Yamasaki, head of the Task Planning and Liaison Unit. "They (soldiers) are training on defensive skills and not offensive," he added.
Japanese troops are being deployed to a combat zone for the first time since World War II amid controversy back home as Japan's post-war constitution outlaws the use of force to settle international disputes.
"This training makes us feel more confident and safe," said Lieutenant Colonel Shigeru Yamasaki, head of the Task Planning and Liaison Unit. "They (soldiers) are training on defensive skills and not offensive," he added.
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