U.S. expert urges Japan's support for ASEAN in maritime defense

U.S. expert urges Japan's support for ASEAN in maritime defense

Mira Rapp-Hooper, senior fellow at the Washington-based think tank Center for a New American Security, speaks to Kyoto News in the U.S. capital on Nov. 4, 2015, stressing the need for Japan's support for the reinforcement of maritime defense capabilities by the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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