The Les News on he Minisry of Defense nd Self-Defense Forces 8 JAPAN DEFENSE FOCUS No. 07 MEETING WITH FOREIGN LEADERS Jpn-U.S. Defense MEETING WITH FOREIGN LEADERS Jpn-Neherlnds Defense SPECIAL FEATURE Inerview wih Cde Mrk Json Grci NDA Look Bck on he Yer of 06 SDF Inernionl Disser Relief Operions for New Zelnd Pricipion in Inernionl Nvl Review Hosed by he Royl New Zelnd Nvy Coming-of-ge Ceremony Cover Phoogrph : Jpn-U.S. Defense Jpn-Neherlnds Defense Inerview wih Cde Mrk Json Grci NDA MINISTRY OF DEFENSE www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/
Aciviies Topics Look Bck on he Yer of 06 As he new yer of 07 srs, he JDF Jnury issue kes look bck he MOD/SDF civiies in 06 by inroducing civiies feured in he JDF. JAN 008 009 009-00 08-007 Second Jpn-UK Foreign nd Defence Jpn-UK Defense Escor Floill Exercise in he Unied Ses ~GUAMEX~ -Iron Fis- Field Trining Exercise wih he U.S. Mrine Corps in he Unied Ses 05-00 06-006 06-008 0 Disser Relief Dispch o Provide Wer Supply Assisnce following Hevy Snowfll Fores Ligh -Jpn-U.S. Bilerl Trining Exercise- Cope Norh Gum -Jpn-U.S.-Ausrli Join Exercise in Gum- Esblishmen of he New 9h Air Wing FEB 008-09 07 Mulilerl Trining Exercise - Cobr Gold 6-0h Anniversry of he Join Sff MAR APR MAY JUN 009-0 08 Jpn-U.S.-Cnd Join Trining Esblishmen of he Cos Observion Uni on Yonguni Islnd 00-06 0-06 0-06 The h Inernionl Mine Counermesures Exercise Hosed by he Unied Ses KOMODO 06 Mulilerl Join Nvl Trining Exercise Wesern Pcific Nvl Symposium (WPNS) 06 Ship Rider Progrm 0-050 0 Disser Relief Dispch for 06 Kummoo Erhquke Miden Fligh of he X- (Advnced Technology Demonsror) 050 05-060 05-06 05-066 Jpn-Philippines Defense Miniseril Teleconference Mulinionl Join Exercise Khn Ques 06 Pricipion in Red Flg - Alsk, hosed by USAF - Arcic Auror - FY06 Field Trining Exercise in he Unied Ses 06-08 060-0605 060-06 Pcific Prnership 06 The 5h IISS Asi Securiy Summi - Shngri-L Dilogue - Miniser of Defense Nkni s Visis o Mynmr, Thilnd, nd Timor-Lese 060-067 060-080 Exercise Mlbr 06 RIMPAC 06 Miniser of Defense Nkni s Visi o Indi 080 080 08-086 085 088 Defense of Jpn 06 Issued Miniser of Defense Succession Ceremony Defense Miniser Ind s Visi o Djiboui Jpn-Ausrli Defense Miniseril Meeing Fuji Firepower Review 06 090 09-09 095 Jpn-Sudi Arbi Defense KAKADU 06 Jpn-U.S. Defense 09 The 8h Jpn-ASEAN Defense Vice-Miniseril Forum Jpn-Mynmr Defense 007-009 0 00- Miniser of Defense Ind s Visi o Souh Sudn The Troop Review FY06 Jpn-U.S. Join Exercise Keen Sword 7 The operion ws conduced in response o he reques by he governmen of New Zelnd nd consulions beween Jpn s Miniser for Foreign Affirs nd Miniser of Defense. AUG The Tknmi lso priciped in ADMM-Plus Mriime Securiy Exercise clled MAHI TANGAROA, while he P- ircrf ook pr in he mulilerl join exercise clled NGATAHI orgnized by he Royl New Zelnd Nvy. Boh exercises were held on he ses nd in he skies round Aucklnd. OCT - 5-8 6 6 SDF Mrching Fesivl 06 SDF Inernionl Disser Relief Operions for New Zelnd The nd ASEAN-Jpn Defence Minisers Informl Meeing Jpn-Lo PDR Defense 07 Jpn-U.S. Defense Jpn-Neherlnds Defense From November 5 o 8, he P- Air Uni flew over he ffeced re nd confirmed he sus of dmges by wching nd king phoos. On November 9h, he MSDF priciped in n inernionl nvl review hosed by he Royl New Zelnd Nvy. The nvl review ws held in Aucklnd, New Zelnd. The Tknmi nd wo ircrf from he MSDF priciped in he nvl review s i ims o promoe muul undersnding nd friendship beween priciping counries nd o provide n inernionl experience for dispched unis. SEP 090-09 On November 5, in relion o he erhquke h occurred in New Zelnd s Souh Islnd on November, bou 8 p.m.(jpn Sndrd ime), he MOD formed Jpn SDF Inernionl Disser Relief Operions Air Uni wih one of he wo MSDF P- prol ircrf which were priciping in mulilerl exercises in New Zelnd. Pricipion in Inernionl Nvl Review Hosed by he Royl New Zelnd Nvy JUL 07-075 SDF Inernionl Disser Relief Operions for New Zelnd NOV DEC Visi JDF websie o see more phoos nd web-only ricles.
Meeing wih Foreign Leders Meeing wih Foreign Leders Jpn-U.S. Jpn-Neherlnds Defense Defense On December h, Miniser of Defense Ind held defense miniseril meeing wih Mrs. Hennis-Plsscher, Miniser of Defence, Kingdom of he Neherlnds, in Tokyo, where he wo minisers shred heir views on Jpn-Neherlnds defense cooperion nd exchnges s well s he regionl siuion. This mrks he firs ime in yers h he Miniser of Defence of he Neherlnds hs visied Jpn. On December 7, 05, Miniser of Defense Ind nd U.S. Defense Secrery Crer hd defense miniseril meeing he MOD for pprox. 50 minues from 9:05m. Generl Remrks Miniser of Defense Ind conveyed her ppreciion nd respec for Defense Secrery Crer s dedicion o he Jpn-U.S. Allince during his erm. Defense Secrery Crer sed h i hd been very meningful o be ble o work on mny issues during n imporn ime for he Jpn-U.S. Allince. The Minisers greed on he impornce of he Jpn-U.S. Allince in ensuring pece nd sbiliy of Jpn nd he Asi-Pcific region. They shred he wreness of he regionl siuion, including Norh Kore s nucler nd missile developmen s well s emps o chnge he sus quo hrough force in he Es Chin Se nd he Souh Chin Se. The Minisers confirmed h he Senkku Islnds re under he dminisrion of he Governmen of Jpn nd fll wihin he Boh ffirmed h overll enhncemen of Jpn s bllisic missile response cpbiliies nd close cooperion beween he Jpnese nd U.S. defense uhoriies reled o he Third Offse Sregy, including furher cooperion in echnicl fields, would conribue o he furher srenghening of he deerrence nd he response cpbiliies of he Jpn-U.S. Allince in he Asi-Pcific region, nd lso greed o ccelere cooperion in his regrd. Relignmen of he U.S. Forces in Jpn nd SOFA Implemenion Prcices Reled o Civilin Componen nd ohers The Minisers ffirmed h discussions he working level will coninue bsed on he join Jpn-U.S. nnouncemen on reviewing SOFA implemenion prcices reled o he civilin componen nd ohers, mde in July 06. Boh confirmed h Jpn nd he Unied Ses will coopere o relize he reurn of he mjor porion of he Boh Minisers confirmed he chievemens of effors imed srenghening he Jpn-U.S. Allince nd greed h Jpn nd he Unied Ses will coninue o work closely ogeher wih he curren robus Jpn-U.S. Allince s foundion. Srenghening of he Deerrence nd Response Cpbiliies of he Jpn-U.S. Allince Miniser Ind nd Secrery Crer welcomed effors be dvnced under he new Guidelines nd Jpn s Legislion for Pece nd Securiy, including he sr of join rining beween Jpn nd he Unied Ses bsed on Jpn s Legislion for Pece nd Securiy s well s he signing of he ACSA by boh counries. The Minisers confirmed h Jpn nd he Unied Ses will work closely ogeher under he new Guidelines, including he uilizion of he Allince Coordinion Mechnism (ACM). scope of Aricle 5 of he Jpn-U.S. Securiy Trey. Boh Minisers reffirmed h hey will oppose ny unilerl emps o undermine Jpn s dminisrion of hese islnds nd he unwvering commimen of he Unied Ses o exended deerrence provided for Jpn. In ddiion, hey greed o srenghen rilerl defense cooperion, including h involving Jpn, he U.S. nd he Republic of Kore, s well s improving cooperion hrough mulilerl frmeworks. Norhern Trining Are, pproximely,000 hecre, o GOJ on he nd of his monh. Boh shred he sme posiion h he only soluion h permis he reurn of MCAS Fuenm is o reloce i o Henoko, nd greed o coninue close cooperion. Miniser Ind requesed U.S. cooperion o miige impc on Okinw, nd Secrery Crer sed he Unied Ses would coninue o coopere. Prior o he meeing, boh minisers signed memorndum on defense cooperion nd exchnges beween he Minisry of Defense of Jpn nd he Minisry of Defence of he Kingdom of he Neherlnds. This memorndum clls for he developmen of defense cooperion nd exchnges beween boh counries hrough working level exchnges, educion nd rining involving he defense uhoriies. Inroducion Miniser of Defense Ind welcomed he visi of Mrs. Hennis-Plsscher, Miniser of Defence of he Neherlnds. Miniser of Defense Ind sed h he signing of he memorndum on Jpn-Neherlnds defense cooperion nd exchnges will serve s foundion for furher defense cooperion nd exchnges beween he wo counries nd In response, Miniser of Defence Hennis-Plsscher sed her hope o furher enliven defense cooperion beween Jpn nd he Neherlnds, wih he signing of he memorndum nd ody s meeing mrking he beginning of such effors. Defense Policy of Boh Counries Boh minisers explined o ech oher bou heir counry s defense policy nd greed h in ody s securiy environmen i is impossible for counry o ensure is own securiy lone nd imporn for counries o expnd cooperive relionships wih oher counries. In ddiion, Miniser of Defense Ind h Jpn is hoping o dvnce cooperion vrious levels bsed on his memorndum. explined bou Jpn s Legislion for Pece nd Securiy nd in response Miniser of Defence Hennis-Plsscher sed she welcomed Jpn s iniiives reled o he pece nd sbiliy of he inernionl communiy. Jpn-Neherlnds Defense Cooperion nd Exchnges Boh minisers ffirmed h hey will shre heir views on regionl nd inernionl siuion s well s mers of muul ineres, including defense equipmen nd echnology cooperion. greed o coninue working ogeher in he fields of globl securiy nd defense, such s pecekeeping operions nd mriime securiy operions, including ni-pircy effors. Also, boh minisers welcomed he close coordinion on he ni-pircy operions being conduced in he Gulf of Aden beween he MSDF ni-pircy uni nd he EU Nvl Force, in which he Royl Neherlnds Nvy hs priciped. They lso Furhermore, Miniser of Defense Ind sed h she hoped o dvnce cooperion wih NATO s well, nd Miniser of Defence Hennis-Plsscher sed she welcomed Jpn s effors o srenghen cooperion wih NATO. Regionl Siuion Boh minisers shred heir views on regionl nd inernionl siuion, including Es Asi. They shred he sme undersnding in he impornce of peceful resoluion of dispues bsed on inernionl lw. Visi JDF websie o see more phoos nd web-only ricles. 5
Specil Feure Specil Feure e d C h i w Inerview A D N i c r Mrk Json G From he Philippin es The Nionl Defense Acdemy (NDA) is he only cdemic insiuion for higher educion o educe ground, mriime, nd ir SDF cdes in Jpn. NDA hs promoed inernionl exchnges hrough exchnges of shor-erm/long-erm visis nd ccepnce of foreign cdes. NDA hs so fr received he foreign cdes from Cmbodi, Indi, Indonesi, Lo People s Democric Republic, Mlysi, Mongoli, Mynmr, Philippines, Republic of Kore, Romni, Singpore, Thilnd, Timor-Lese, nd Vienm. Mos of hese cdes spend heir firs yer sudying he Jpnese lnguge nd hen he following four yers king he sme cdemic courses s he Jpnese cdes do. As of April, 06, foreign cdes re sudying undergrdue course. This ime, we hd n inerview wih one of foreign cdes NDA, Cde Mrk Json Grci. Would you ell us wh you re lerning / cquiring NDA in he clsses nd exrcurriculr civiies? I m mjoring in erh nd ocen sciences. I m sudying meeorology s preprion for my fuure creer s pilo. And for he exrcurriculr civiies, I joined rck nd field club nd he even is hrowing. Wh cully I hve lerned from is ledership. Why? Becuse you hve your underclssmen, you hve your juniors, you hve your seniors. Seniors eching you lo of hings. Those hings h you hve lerned, you need o ech i o he nex, o your juniors. So, you lern how o led people. 6 Would you ell us your impression on Jpnese cdes? Do you hve ny exchnges wih hem? Of course, I hve. Like, I hve my roommes re ll Jpnese. Every dy I see hem, nd lk o hem. My impressions of he Jpnese cdes re cully, generl Jpnese is very shy. Bu he Jpnese cdes re no very shy. They re very cive. For insnce, generl Jpnese is very shy when hey spek English, righ? Bu my roomme wns o lern English, so I m rying o help him. I ws elling him even hough he mde miskes, i ws oky, becuse he lerned. And he is rying hrd. In he sme wy, if I need help, hey re helping me. I is muul relionship. They help me nd I help hem. They re ggressive in lerning. They re ggressive in good mening. Would you ell us your impression on inernionl cdes NDA? Do you hve ny exchnges wih hem? I hve clssmes who re foreign cdes from differen counries, nd we hve foreign cdes, who sy here for four monhs s shor erm suden. I is good opporuniy o lern new culure. I m from developing counry, Jpn is developed counry, like Ausrli nd he U.S. re firs-world counries. You will relize h people hve differen perspecives nd differen wys of hinking. So, you will undersnd people more. You lern culure from hem, nd you will lso undersnd yourself hrough lerning wh you hve nd you do no hve. You lso lern o pprecie hings. Th is meri for he exchnge sudens. How will you use of your experience of sudying NDA fer your grduion? Afer my grduion, I m going bck o he Philippines o serve my counry. My gol is o become pilo. Afer my pilo course. And hen, my min gol is o become Defense Aché in Jpn. I lked o n officer before who ws former Defense Aché of Jpn, nd he is pilo. He sid, If you will be pilo, i is esier for you o be Defense Aché. Here is he funnies sory, I sked him, Do you hink I cn be Defense Aché? nd he sid, By your iude, nd your personliy, you will definiely be Defense Aché. So, I m looking forwrd o, i will ke yers from now, bu I m going o work hrd for i. I hope I cn be Defense Aché so h I cn go bck here nd enjoy Jpn gin. 5 Any commens? I hve been sying here for five yers, I wn o resure his momen in hese five yers. Dys in NDA ws one of he bes prs of my life becuse I hve experienced lo, I hve me lo of people, boh good people, nd bd people. I men I hve lern from everyone. In hese five yers of my sy here, I hve developed myself physiclly, emoionlly, nd ledership-wise. And i is very big opporuniy for me which will help me in my fuure creer in he Philippine Air Force. And yes, I will never forge his experience. As I lwys sy, if I leve his cdemy, i does no men he end or, goodbye for some ime, bu I m going bck o his plce o see hose people, he sme fces gin. I m looking forwrd o h. Thnk you very much. Arigo-gozimsu. Visi JDF websie o see more phoos nd web-only ricles. 7
Column GSDF (nk pulling) GSDF (in Souh Sudn) Coming-of-ge Ceremony GSDF (midwiner rugby) GSDF (rope wlking) MSDF (Shirse in he Anrcic) I n Jpn, when someone reches he ge of 0 hey re considered n dul. The coming-of-ge ceremony, rdiionl even h celebres people who newly urned 0 in he previous yer, will be held on Jnury 9, 07. Coming-of-ge dy is specil dy for celebring nd encourging youh in heir own effors o live on heir own s duls. This dy ws mde nionl holidy in 98. On coming-of-ge dy, coming-of-ge ceremonies re held by municipliies nd oher levels of governmen for youh who newly becme duls in he previous yer. Women wer long-sleeved kimono nd men dorn sui or forml Jpnese co clled hori. During he ceremony, pricipns lisen o celebrory remrks mde by he hed of he municipliy or oher governmen officils. The coming-of-ge ceremony is ype of rie of pssge in Jpn. Prior o modern imes, ceremony for ining mnhood ws held since he Nr period some 00 yers go. This ceremony mrked young men reching mnhood nd sw hem dorn hemselves wih forml hirsyle nd dress for he firs ime. There ws lso similr rie of pssge for women. Evenully, hese ceremonies becme he coming-of-ge ceremony celebred ody. Ech brnch of he SDF holds unique evens for personnel who cme of ge in he previous yer. The GSDF orgnizes coming-of-ge evens ech cmp nd sub cmp cross Jpn s well s locions where personnel re king pr in inernionl pece cooperion civiies. The MSDF kes pr in mission o rnspor personnel nd supplies o Show Sion in he Anrcic bord he icebreker Shirse when hey provide ssisnce for he Jpnese Anrcic Reserch Expediion. Some of he personnel on his mission cme of ge in he previous yer, so coming-of-ge ceremony is held in he Anrcic or on he deck of he Shirse. Personnel who re new duls work hrd wih new sense of deerminion o fulfill heir duies round Jpn nd he world. LATEST NEWS Couresy Cll on Defense Miniser Ind by Senior Lieuenn Generl Nguyen Chi Vinh, Vice-Miniser of Nionl Defence, Socilis Republic of Vienm (Nov. 9) Senior Lieuenn Generl Nguyen Chi Vinh Couresy Cll on Defense Miniser Ind by rining group of Jpn-Vienm officer exchnges (Delegion Hed: Mjor Generl Phn Tn Ti, Depuy Commnder of Miliry Region 7) (Dec. 5) A rining group of Jpn-Vienm officer exchnges JDF NEWSLETTER Be he firs o receive updes! Send us blnk messge jdfmod@mod.go.jp o sign up for our newsleer. For inquiry, conc following office: Public Affirs Division, Minisryof Defense, Jpn TEL:+8--68- (swich bord) Web:hp://www.mod.go.jp/e/index.hml December 06: " We re Tomodchi Jpn nd Russi Ediion 06" Relesed 8