THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 11, 2020 at 14:15 JST
A P-3C patrol aircraft carrying Maritime Self-Defense Force members takes off from Naha Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 11 for an eventual mission in the Middle East. (Jun Kaneko)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe departed Jan. 11 on a five-day trip to three nations in the Middle East to explain his decision to dispatch a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer and patrol aircraft to waters in the region. [Read More]
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