By DAIZO TERAMOTO/ Staff Writer
May 7, 2020 at 20:31 JST
The government scraps its plan of deploying an Aegis Ashore missile defense system at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Araya training area, center, in Akita city. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
AKITA—The government decided to scrap its plan to deploy a U.S.-made Aegis Ashore missile defense system at a site here after a series of blunders humiliated defense officials and infuriated local residents. [Read More]
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