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South Korea-Japan Naval Exercises Postponed Amid Tensions

11/18/2025

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The South Korean Navy postponed a joint search and rescue exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force scheduled for late November.
Japan revoked a plan allowing South Korean jets to refuel in Okinawa due to concerns about flights near contested islets in the Sea of Japan.
Between 1999 and 2017, the drills were held ten times before they were halted in December 2018.

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The South Korean Navy postponed a joint search and rescue exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force scheduled for late November.
Japan revoked a plan allowing South Korean jets to refuel in Okinawa due to concerns about flights near contested islets in the Sea of Japan.
Between 1999 and 2017, the drills were held ten times before they were halted in December 2018.