Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

Japan destroyers leave on antipiracy mission off Somalia

KURE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso addresses a ceremony to see off two Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers leaving for an antipiracy mission off Somalia at the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 14.

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