Abe visits MSDF antipiracy base in Djibouti

Abe visits MSDF antipiracy base in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C front) visits the operating base of Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel in Djibouti, eastern Africa, on Aug. 27, 2013. The base for the MSDF personnel, on an antipiracy mission off Somalia, was built on the northern side of Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport in 2011.

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