In first, Japan to send ‘combat’ troops to major military drills in Philippines ^0%

The Japan Times - By Gabriel Dominguez - 3/29/2026, 3:55 AM

Framing Effect 46.5% - Optimism Bias 36.2% - Hasty Generalization 36.2%

For the first time since the end of World War II, Japanese combat-capable troops will return to the Philippines — not as occupiers, but as close partners. At least several hundred Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops are expected to put boots on the ground, joining Philippine, U.S. and Australian troops in what is set to be the largest... more