Overview
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented special commendation certificates to six Self-Defense Force units at the Prime Minister's Office.
- She praised recent achievements and told personnel to take pride in their work and keep strict discipline in carrying out missions.
- Takaichi stressed that people power the Self-Defense Forces and said the steady completion of each mission supports Japan’s independence and citizens’ peaceful lives.
- Honorees included an air unit that conducts surveillance and warning in the southwestern region and a unit responsible for communications and information operations.
- The event served as a public show of support and morale for the JSDF rather than an announcement of new deployments or policy changes.