TOKYO, Feb 2 — Japan sent a naval destroyer to the Middle East today for a rare overseas mission to ensure the safety of its ships amid lingering tension between Iran and the US. The vessel left the Yokosuka naval base, south of Tokyo, for an information gathering mission in the Gulf of Oman,...
People wave as Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer ‘Takanami’ leaves for the Middle East at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture on February 2, 2020. — AFP pic
The vessel left the Yokosuka naval base, south of Tokyo, for an information gathering mission in the Gulf of Oman, northern parts of the Arabian Sea and parts of the Gulf of Aden. “Securing safety of vessels related to Japan is an important duty of the government,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the crew members of the 4,650-ton ship — the Takanami — as it readied to leave port.
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