By YOSHITAKA ITO/ Staff Writer
November 15, 2019 at 16:50 JST
The Ground Self-Defense Force’s assault amphibious vehicle, known as the AAV7, advances in the ocean off the coast of Tanegashima island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 14. (Yoshitaka Ito)
TANEGASHIMA ISLAND, Kagoshima Prefecture--With enemy forces having landed on Tanegashima island, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's largest destroyer, the Kaga, along with two transport vessels, take up positions off the coast. [Read More]
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