YOKOSUKA, Japan -- Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi inspected the Maritime Self-Defense Force's JS Izumo helicopter carrier at Yokosuka Base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Monday, receiving updates on the vessel's conversion to host cutting-edge fighters.
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An American F-35B fighter lands on the helicopter carrier JS Izumo in waters near Shikoku, Japan, on Oct 3. (Ministry of Defense handout via Kyodo)
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