Japan will send two Ground Self-Defense Force instructors to a mine removal training program in Lithuania as part of Tokyo's assistance to the Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/ukraine-mine-removal-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ukraine #gsdf #landmines #ukrainejapanrelations
Three Thai soldiers were injured by a land mine on Saturday while patrolling a border area near Cambodia, days after the two neighbors agreed to a detailed ceasefire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/asia-pacific/thailand-soldiers-land-mine-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #landmines
Thailand has accused Cambodia of placing landmines in a disputed border area after three soldiers were injured, but Phnom Penh denied the claim and said the soldiers had veered off agreed routes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/asia-pacific/politics/landmine-tensions-thailand-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #landmines
Thailand accused Cambodia of planting new land mines on the Thai side of the shared border, in an escalation of a bitter territorial dispute between the two countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-cambodia-land-mines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #landmines #southeastasia
The drones which have revolutionized the way war is fought in Ukraine may also now become a game-changer in demining the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/demining-ukraine-drones/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #landmines #drones