NHK Hokkaido reported this morning that the U.S. Marines began a live-fire exercise at the Yausubetsu Training Area in East Hokkaido on Monday, saying that the exercise was held at night on the first day. The network said a local council asked the chief of the Hokkaido Defense Bureau in November not to conduct the training at night. According to the network, the Marines began the exercise at 7:14 p.m. and concluded it about 36 minutes later on Monday. The network added that the live-fire training will be held until December 7.