In Photos: Japan GSDF holds major live-fire drills at foot of Mt. Fuji

In Photos: Japan GSDF holds major live-fire drills at foot of Mt. Fuji – The Mainichi

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A Type 10 battle tank fires during the annual Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

A Type 10 battle tank fires during the annual Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Infantry troops deploy from a transport helicopter during the annual Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani is seen after arriving to observe the annual Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Armored cars, tanks and other vehicles fire in unison during the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Type 90 tanks fire in unison during the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

A Type 19 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer fires rounds in the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

A Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle fires a missile during the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Defense ministry-related spectators from other countries observe the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Airborne Brigade troops are seen after descending via parachute during the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

Infantry troops fire a mortar during the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

From left, a Type 16 maneuver combat vehicle, a mobile mortar common tactical armored vehicle and a reconnaissance combat common tactical armored vehicle pass by spectators in the Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

A Type 10 battle tank fires during the annual Fuji Firepower Exercise at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Higashi-Fuji Maneuver Area in Shizuoka Prefecture, June 8, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi)

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