Japan MSDF destroyer Kirisame

Japan MSDF destroyer Kirisame

File photo taken in October 2015 shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame sailing off Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan. Defense Minister Taro Kono said April 3, 2020, that the Kirisame will leave for Middle East waters in May to replace the MSDF destroyer Takanami that has been on an intelligence-gathering mission there since February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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