Kengun (健軍 - think about the name!) was and remains the headquarters of the Japanese 7th Army, charged with defending Kyushu, Okinawa, and all of the miscellaneous points thereabout. Kumamoto Airport doubles as an ASDF base, though no American aircraft use it - for now. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force announced on the 30th that a total of 15 fighter aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force conducted joint training with two B52 strategic bombers of the US Air Force on the 27th in the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan. It seems that the aim is to restrain China, keeping in mind the situation surrounding Okinawa Prefecture, the Senkaku Islands and Taiwan. Summer in Japan is hot enough - let’s hope it doesn’t get any hotter. - William
Kengun (健軍 - think about the name!) was and remains the headquarters of the Japa…
