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Japan is sending its biggest-ever Self-Defense Forces relief team to the Philippines to deal with the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera on Friday issued an order to mobilize more than 1,100 personnel.
He also ordered that the number of aircraft deployed be raised to 16 and that 3 ships be sent to take part in relief efforts.
50 Japanese personnel and 2 aircraft are now operating in the storm-hit areas.
Japan decided to boost the size of its relief team after a request from the Philippine government. The typhoon caused damage to a wide area. Many survivors are still without aid.
The Defense Ministry says that until now the biggest relief team Japan had ever sent overseas was one with 925 members after the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004.
Personnel from the Air, Ground and Maritime Self-Defense Forces make up the team being sent to the Philippines. There will be a unified chain of command to increase operational efficiency.
The aid team is scheduled to leave Japan on Monday and arrive in the Philippines on November 22nd at the earliest.
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20131115_46.html
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