THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 25, 2023 at 17:45 JST
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara lays flowers and pays his respects on Sept. 24 near the site of a Self-Defense Force helicopter crash that occurred in April off Miyakojima island in Okinawa Prefecture. (Nobuhiko Tajima)
In a break from tradition, Minoru Kihara, the new defense minister, didn’t meet with Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki during his first visit to Okinawa after assuming office. [Read More]
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