By NAOKI MATSUYAMA/ Staff Writer
November 15, 2021 at 19:02 JST
Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Nov. 14 announces his ministry’s plan to deploy the Self-Defense Forces’ second space squad to the Air SDF’s Hofu Kita base in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. (Naoki Matsuyama)
The Defense Ministry plans to deploy a second Self-Defense Forces space squad to Yamaguchi Prefecture to bolster Japan’s preparations for the new “battleground” of outer space. [Read More]
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