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Updated · Kyodo News Plus · Aug 10U.S. Forces Japan Airlifts Water to Quake-Hit Kumamoto as Embassy Cites Alliance Support
3 articles · Updated · Kyodo News Plus · Aug 10Summary
- U.S. Forces Japan airlifted drinking water to Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 9 after the quake, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Monday.
- A request from Japan triggered the delivery, with Ambassador George Glass calling Japan the United States' "closest friend and ally."
- Glass said the operation reflected a long-standing pattern of mutual assistance between the two countries during crises and natural disasters.
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