During his appearance on BS TV Tokyo’s “Nikkei Nichiyo Salon” on May 17, Minister of Defense Taro Kono indicated that he will postpone his visit to Akita Prefecture for the time being. He is considering traveling to Akita to inspect a candidate site for the deployment of the Aegis Ashore land-based missile defense system.
DM Kono postpones visit to Aegis Ashore candidate site in Akita
- May 18, 2020
- , Nikkei , p. 2
- JMH Translation
