THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 30, 2019 at 14:10 JST
The uninhabited Mageshima island lies about 12 kilometers west of Tanegashima island off the southern coast of Kagoshima Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The government has finally reached agreement in principle to purchase an uninhabited island in southwestern Japan for use as a training site for U.S. aircraft carrier-based aircraft as well as the Self-Defense Forces. [Read More]
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