Naval Warfare
Japan to continue counter-piracy efforts
The Japanese government has identified piracy as a major area of ongoing concern in its annual defence White Paper issued on 5 August, and has outlined plans to continue the active promotion of security cooperation between nations in its attempt to counter the threat.
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