TOKYO — Japan on Monday activated a new military command that will take operational control of all three of its armed forces, as the country bolsters its defense posture amid rising regional tensions.

The new command, which has the authority to unify all three JSDF branches, is set to be launched on March 24. Then-Commandant of the United States Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger (left) poses for a ...

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Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani presents Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) commander Lt. Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo with the unit’s flag during the JJOC’s activation ceremony in ...