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, 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. 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.
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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, 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 NewsSEOUL – 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.
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