Japan able to aid US ships under attack: minister
Washington (AFP) July 11, 2014 - Japan's new policy on military action would allow its forces to come to the aid of a US naval ship under attack, Tokyo's defense minister said Friday. In a visit to Washington, Itsunori Onodera cited the hypothetical scenario as he sought to explain the Japanese government's controversial decision to ease decades-long restrictions on the country's military. If US warships were sent to de ... more

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