Japan, U.S. to hold joint fighter drills in Fukuoka

Japan, U.S. to hold joint fighter drills in Fukuoka

TOKYO, Japan - The Air Self-Defense Force base in Tsuiki, Fukuoka Prefecture, where Japan and the United States will hold part of a joint air force exercise next week. The drills had been held at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa and the change of venue is part of a bilateral agreement to reduce the burden on Okinawa of hosting U.S. forces, Japanese officials say. (File photo, taken in January 2006) (Kyodo)

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