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Japan has provided military asset protection to the British armed forces, marking a further deepening of defence ties amid rising global security concerns Kyodo News reports.
It is believed to be the first such protective action by Japanese military vessels in-sync with the Royal Navy since before WWII when Tokyo and London were close military allies.
The Maritime Self-Defence Force deployed the helicopter carrier Kaga and the destroyer Teruzuki to guard Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier strike group during nine-day multilateral exercises in the western Pacific, which began on August 4.
Britain becomes the third country to receive such support from Japan’s Self-Defence Forces, following the United States and Australia.
Under security legislation passed in 2016, Japan’s defence personnel are permitted to protect foreign ships, aircraft, and weaponry engaged in activities that contribute to Japan’s defence, easing previous restrictions under the country’s pacifist constitution.
Tokyo and London, as close allies of the United States, have been strengthening security cooperation in response to China’s expanding military presence and continued aggression in the East and South China Seas against Taiwan, to the southwest of Japan.
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