U.S. Navy commander in Japan welcomes SDF's dispatch

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin, the commander of the U.S. Navy in Japan, speaks at a news conference Sept. 20 at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. He welcomed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's pledge to enable Japan's Self-Defense Forces to provide logistical support to the U.S. military.

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