Gov't requests Miyakojima to accept GSDF troops

Gov't requests Miyakojima to accept GSDF troops

State Minister of Defense Akira Sato (2nd from L) and Miyakojima Mayor Toshihiko Shimoji (far R) hold talks in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 11, 2015. Sato conveyed a plan to deploy Ground Self-Defense Force troops to Miyako Island to the mayor and formally asked the island city to accept the troops. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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