WASHINGTON -- The proposed use of Japanese shipyards and hangars for maintaining American warships and planes will be considered thoroughly, Tokyo's Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said Thursday.
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Repairing U.S. ships in Japan 'very important': defense chief Kihara
Minister vows to explore use of private shipyards and hangars to cut backlogs
Shipyards of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries seen at the Port of Kobe in western Japan. (Photo by Hiromasa Matsuura)
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