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Pacific Rand report highlights how Japan could assist US military with conflicts in East China Sea Capt. Luke Frost, commander of the USS America, and Japanese Rear Adm. Shirane Tsutomu watch flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship in the East China Sea, Jan. 13, 2020. VANCE HAND/U.S. NAVY More By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES A new Rand Corp. report released Thursday found that the Japan Self-Defense Forces could offer “effective and capable†assistance to the United States should a conflict erupt with China in the East China Sea. Japan’s Constitution restricts its military operations to defensive initiatives...
