THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 7, 2023 at 07:10 JST
A screen showing Osprey transport aircraft appears in the backdrop of the Japan Self-Defense Forces Marching Festival held at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 18. (Kaigo Narisawa)
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