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In Potential Korean Crisis, Tokyo Would Have Logistics Role, Says Admiral

July 20 2015

Japan

The head of the Japanese military says that should there be a crisis on the Korean Peninsula, Japan would provide logistics support, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul, South Korea).

Adm. Katsutoshi Kawani, the chief of the Joint Staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, made his remarks on Thursday during an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

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