TOKYO -- Every summer, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) deploys a fleet of ships across the Indo-Pacific region to conduct joint training, visit ports and invite locals aboard. This year, that engagement deepened.
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Samidare, left, and helicopter carrier JS Izumo dock side-by-side in Vietnam in June during an Indo-Pacific deployment. © Kyodo
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