THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 19, 2022 at 16:42 JST
Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels sail during an exhibition training in Wakasa Bay off Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 16. Large numbers of spectators are seen on the deck of the destroyer Hyuga, left. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
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