Japan eyes new SDF deployment near disputed waters

Japan eyes new SDF deployment near disputed waters

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2010. Kitazawa said the Defense Ministry has been studying a new Self-Defense Forces' deployment covering Japan's southwestern islands in view of China's stepped-up naval activities there near disputed waters.

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