MSDF chief of staff Sakai

MSDF chief of staff Sakai

Adm. Ryo Sakai, chief of staff of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2024, after the Defense Ministry declared dead seven crewmen listed as missing following a collision between two Japanese MSDF patrol helicopters during a night drill in the Pacific Ocean in April.

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