By SATOSHI OKUMURA/ Staff Writer
January 13, 2022 at 19:17 JST
Nishinoomote Mayor Shunsuke Yaita, far left, is briefed by Defense Ministry officials on the decision to build a new U.S. military training site on Mageshima island in Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Jan. 12. (Satoshi Okumura)
NISHINOOMOTE, Kagoshima Prefecture—The Defense Ministry announced that it will build a Self-Defense Forces base here that will be used for relocated U.S. military drills, drawing a stunned reaction from the city mayor. [Read More]
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