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[Breaking News]GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan, June 9 Kyodo - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025. (Kyodo)

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani waves during an inspection of an annual live-fire artillery drill at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 8, 2025.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.(Kyodo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

A V-22 Osprey aircraft takes part in a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force annual live-fire artillery drill at the Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (C) inspects a Ground Self-Defense Force annual live-fire artillery drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

A V-22 Osprey aircraft takes part in a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force annual live-fire artillery drill at the Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts artillery drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual live-fire artillery drill at its Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26, 2024.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (C) inspects a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada inspects a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts an annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 27, 2023.

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(3)GSDF holds massive drills near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force's massive drills are held Aug. 31 at the Higashifuji training site in Shizuoka Prefecture on the outskirts of Mt. Fuji.

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(2)GSDF holds massive drills near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force members parachute during massive drills held Aug. 31 at the Higashifuji training site in Shizuoka Prefecture on the outskirts of Mt. Fuji (below).

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(1)GSDF holds massive drills near Mt. Fuji

GOTEMBA, Japan - Spectators watch Ground Self-Defense Force's massive drills held Aug. 31 at the Higashifuji training site in Shizuoka Prefecture on the outskirts of Mt. Fuji.

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF conducts drill near Mt. Fuji

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conducts its annual artillery live-fire drill at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 28, 2022. Focusing on training for the defense of Japan's remote islands, the drill was conducted without spectators for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Pool photo)

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter takes part in a joint amphibious exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force amphibious rapid deployment unit at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 23, 2022. The joint exercise with the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media.

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

Personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps take part in a joint amphibious exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force amphibious rapid deployment unit at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 23, 2022. The joint exercise with the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media.

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

Personnel of the U.S. Marine Corps take part in a joint amphibious exercise with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force amphibious rapid deployment unit at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 23, 2022. The joint exercise with the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media.

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

Personnel of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force amphibious rapid deployment unit take part in a joint amphibious exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 23, 2022. The shooting practice of the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media.

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

Personnel of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force amphibious rapid deployment unit take part in a joint amphibious exercise with the U.S. Marine Corps at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 23, 2022. The shooting practice of the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media.

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

Four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force AAV7 amphibious vehicles take part in shooting practice during a joint amphibious exercise between the GSDF amphibious rapid deployment unit and the U.S. Marine Corps at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on March 23, 2022. The shooting practice of the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media.

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GSDF amphibious unit, U.S. Marines conduct drill near Mt. Fuji

Photo taken on March 15, 2022, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor plane taking part in a joint amphibious exercise between the GSDF amphibious rapid deployment unit and the U.S. Marine Corps at the GSDF's Higashifuji training site near Mt. Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Practice for the landing operation by the GSDF unit specializing in the defense of Japan's remote islands was open to the media. (Pool photo)