Japan's top 2 maritime defense force officers test positive for coronavirus

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tuesday its top two officers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will be working remotely under quarantine.Chief of Staff Hiroshi Yamamura and Vice Chief of Staff Naruto Nishi took polymerase chain reaction or PCR tests Monday due to possible close contact with someone who contracted the virus.A source familiar with the case said a meeting involving three aides to the chiefs of staff of the Self-Defense Forces' three units -- maritime, ground and air -- may have resulted in an expansion of infections at the Maritime Staff Office.A tota…READ FULL ARTICLE