Defense minister tells SDF to ready for antipiracy mission

Defense minister tells SDF to ready for antipiracy mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (R) tells top officers of the Self-Defense Forces to prepare for deployment to waters off Somalia to protect Japanese and Japan-linked tankers and other commercial ships from pirates in a meeting at the Defense Ministry on Jan. 28.

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