Nakatani named new defense chief

Nakatani named new defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - Gen Nakatani speaks at his first news conference as director general of the defense Agency on April 26. He is the first ex-Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer to assume defense portfolio.

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