WASHINGTON -- In a potential Taiwan crisis, Japan will likely play a role similar to Poland's in the Ukraine war because of geography and needs to prepare for such a scenario, a retired three-star lieutenant general in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force told Nikkei Asia in an interview Thursday.
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Retired Lt. Gen Koichiro Bansho, former commander of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Western Army, spoke to Nikkei Asia in Washington on Nov. 30. (Photo by Ken Moriyasu)
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