U.S. warship makes 1st visit to Shimizu

U.S. warship makes 1st visit to Shimizu

The Yokosuka-based U.S. Navy destroyer Cushing arrives on Nov. 21 at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture -- the first U.S. warship to visit the central Japanese commercial port. Labor union members gathered at the port to protest the use of the facility by the 8,040-ton warship.

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