STRIPES (Seth Robson) - US, Japan fire rocket artillery on Hokkaido amid tensions with Russia | Stars and Stripes
U.S. and Japanese forces fired mobile rocket artillery during training on Hokkaido as their annual Orient Shield exercise unfolded amid tensions between Japan and Russia over disputed islands farther north.
Why are tensions currently existing between Japan and Russia according to the report?
Tensions exist between Japan and Russia over disputed islands located farther north of Hokkaido.
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What military activity did U.S. and Japanese forces conduct in Hokkaido?
U.S. and Japanese forces fired mobile rocket artillery during training on Hokkaido as part of the annual Orient Shield exercise.
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