THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 11, 2020 at 14:15 JST
Maritime Self-Defense Force members listen to a speech by Defense Minister Taro Kono at a departure ceremony held at Naha Air Base on Jan. 11. (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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