By NAOKI OKUBO/ Staff Writer
December 2, 2019 at 17:20 JST
Capt. Miho Otani boards the Aegis destroyer Myoko and inspects crew members on the deck 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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