MSDF escorts U.S. Navy ship for 1st time under new security laws

MSDF escorts U.S. Navy ship for 1st time under new security laws

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter carrier Izumo sails east of Izu Oshima island after joining a U.S. Navy supply ship in the Pacific on May 1, 2017, for the first protection mission under security legislation that took effect in 2016, with tension running high in the region over North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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