N. Korea denounces move by U.S. military in Japan to increase troop numbers
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The comments followed remarks by Lieutenant General Stephen Jost, commander of US Forces Japan, who told Japan’s Asahi newspaper that headquarters staffing had been increased by 215 personnel from 2025 to strengthen command functions and improve coordination with US allies. SEOUL – An editorial carried by North Korean state media KCNA on July 31 criticised the expansion of the US Forces Japan command, warning that a clash on the Korean Peninsula is now a matter of timing rather than just a possibility. SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday criticized a move by the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) to increase troop numbers aimed at improving coordination with Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
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The comments followed remarks by Lieutenant General Stephen Jost, commander of US Forces Japan, who told Japan’s Asahi newspaper that headquarters staffing had been increased by 215 personnel from 2025 to strengthen command functions and improve coordination with US allies.
according to The Straits Times - AsiaSEOUL – An editorial carried by North Korean state media KCNA on July 31 criticised the expansion of the US Forces Japan command, warning that a clash on the Korean Peninsula is now a matter of timing rather than just a possibility.
according to The Straits Times - AsiaSEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Friday criticized a move by the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) to increase troop numbers aimed at improving coordination with Japan's Self-Defense Forces.
according to Yonhap NewsU.S. Forces Japan Commander Lieutenant General Stephen Jost revealed in an interview with Japan's Asahi Shimbun published on the 26th that as part of measures to strengthen the functions of the U.S. Forces Japan headquarters, the headquarters staff was increased by 215 personnel compared to last year.
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