Setouchi Town on Amami to accept GSDF unit

Setouchi Town on Amami to accept GSDF unit

AMAMI, Japan - Katsuomi Fusa (2nd from R), mayor of Setouchi Town on Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, tells Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister of Defense Ryota Takeda (R in near row) of his decision to accept the deployment of a Japanese Ground Self-Defense unit to the area during a meeting at the town office on Aug. 12, 2014.

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