By NAOKI OKUBO/ Staff Writer
December 2, 2019 at 17:20 JST
Capt. Miho Otani, the first female commander of an Aegis destroyer, addresses her new crew aboard the Myoko in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Dec. 2. (Naoki Okubo)
MAIZURU, Kyoto Prefecture--A woman for the first time assumed command of a Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyer on Dec. 2, which serves as a vital line of defense in the Sea of Japan against North Korean missiles. [Read More]
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