By YOSHITAKA ITO/ Staff Writer
January 3, 2020 at 07:00 JST
The Izumo is the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s largest destroyer, but it has only one section where internet access is available. The photo was taken in June 2019 in waters off the Philippines. (Yoshitaka Ito)
Crew members aboard Japan’s defense vessels will be able to more easily connect their mobile devices to the internet under a policy change aimed at attracting recruits to the depleted Maritime Self-Defense Force, sources said. [Read More]
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