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Ex-commander of MSDF's minesweeping unit gives interview

Ex-commander of MSDF's minesweeping unit gives interview

Taosa Ochiai, who was the commander of the dispatch unit Overseas Minesweeper Force of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Persian Gulf in 1991, speaks in an interview in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 23, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Son of WWII Japanese navy admiral talks about Battle of Okinawa

Son of WWII Japanese navy admiral talks about Battle of Okinawa

Taosa Ochiai, son of Imperial Japanese Navy Adm. Minoru Ota, who fought in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa in the final stage of World War II, talks about his father in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on April 8, 2015. Ota is known for a telegram he sent to the navy's command before committing suicide, calling for "special consideration" after the war to Okinawan people victimized in the battle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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