Defense minister gives pep talks to SDF on antipiracy mission

Defense minister gives pep talks to SDF on antipiracy mission

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani shakes hands with a Japan Self-Defense Forces during a visit to a SDF base in Djibouti in eastern Africa on Jan. 18, 2015. SDF personnel stationed in Djibouti have engaged in antipiracy activities in the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden since 2009.

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