Yokosuka mayor shows readiness to accept U.S. nuclear carrier

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Yokosuka Mayor Ryoichi Kabaya (far left) is in talks with Foreign Minister Taro Aso (far right) at the Yokosuka city hall on June 12. Kabaya expressed readiness to host a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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