Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops

IN THE GULF OF ADEN, Djibouti - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Samidare (front) escorts a Japanese commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia on June 6. The Samidare and another MSDF destroyer, the Sazanami, have been taking part in operations to escort Japanese-related commercial vessels in the waters off the Horn of Africa since late March. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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