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2 trainer aircraft on lease from Japan delivered to Philippines

CAVITE, Philippines, March 27 Kyodo - Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (4th from L) and Kenji Wakamiya (3rd from L), Japanese senior vice defense minister, shake hands during a ceremony in front of two TC-90 trainer aircraft at a naval base in Cavite Province, south of Manila, on March 27, 2017. Two of the five aircraft on lease from Japan for use in maritime patrols were formally received by the Philippines, with the planes set to serve under the Southeast Asian country's armed forces over the following five years.

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Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Kenji Wakamiya, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before his attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.

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Gov't seeks southern island's acceptance of troop deployment

State Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya (L) explains to Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama (R) about the central government's plan to deploy some 500 to 600 Ground Self-Defense Force troops to the island city in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during talks at the city hall on Nov. 26, 2015. The deployment is aimed at strengthening the defense of remote islands in southwestern Japan amid China's growing maritime presence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo