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Gateposts of ex-air base remain in southern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - The rear gateposts of the Bansei Air Base for wartime kamikaze missions in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Ex-air force general calls for debate on nuclear deterrent

TOKYO, Japan - Former Air Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Toshio Tamogami speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 1. Tamogami, who was fired as ASDF chief on Oct. 31 over his controversial essay justifying Japan's wartime aggression, called for an open debate on whether Japan should acquire nuclear weapons, arguing that such a debate in itself would enhance the country's nuclear deterrence.

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Ex-air force general calls for debate on nuclear deterrent

TOKYO, Japan - Former Air Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Toshio Tamogami speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 1. Tamogami, who was fired as ASDF chief on Oct. 31 over his controversial essay justifying Japan's wartime aggression, called for an open debate on whether Japan should acquire nuclear weapons, arguing that such a debate in itself would enhance the country's nuclear deterrence. (Kyodo)

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Ex-air force chief found guilty of bribing campaign staff

Former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami (L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 22, 2017, after the Tokyo District Court found him guilty for making illegal payments to his campaign staff in his unsuccessful Tokyo gubernatorial bid in February 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-air force chief found guilty of bribing campaign staff

Former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 22, 2017, after the Tokyo District Court found him guilty for making illegal payments to his campaign staff in his unsuccessful Tokyo gubernatorial bid in February 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo