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South Korea, the United States and Japan plan joint military drills

South Korea, the United States and Japan are set to conduct Freedom Edge joint drills in early September. The exercise reflects continued trilateral military coordination.

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The drills could heighten regional tensions and affect strategic signaling in East Asia.

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  1. South Korea, Japan and US Plan Joint Military Drills ↗econotimes.com · Article published: Aug 27, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC
  2. South Korea, Japan and US to conduct joint drills next month ↗jpost.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC
  3. South Korea, US, Japan to hold military drills next month ↗news.az · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC
  4. Freedom Edge 2026: Why the US, Japan and South Korea are expanding their joint military drills ↗news.az · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC
  5. South Korea says will hold joint military drills with US, Japan ↗hurriyetdailynews.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC
  6. South Korea, U.S., Japan hold military drills ↗cp24.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC
  7. South Korea to hold joint army drills with US, Japan ↗manilatimes.net · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC
  8. South Korea says will hold joint military drills with US and Japan ↗surinametimes.com · Recorded source date: Aug 28, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC

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