TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's next-generation frigate.
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Mogami-class frigates in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet are moored at the Yokosuka naval base. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
TOKYO -- Japan will send a Mogami-class warship on a trip to Australia, Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Wednesday, as Tokyo markets its finalist among the candidates for Canberra's next-generation frigate.