THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 25, 2019 at 16:20 JST
The decks of Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels are crammed with visitors during a fleet review held in Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, in October 2015. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Japan opted not to invite South Korea’s Navy to take part in a Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet review scheduled for October because of the dire state of relations between the two countries. [Read More]
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