Obuchi attends memorial service for 4 SDF members

Obuchi attends memorial service for 4 SDF members

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) delivers an eulogy at a memorial service held at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on Oct. 30 for members of the Self-Defense Forces who were killed while on duty in the past year. Four SDF members died in the year through last August in duty-related accidents or illness, bringing the total number of Japanese military personnel killed in line of duty to 1,687 since 1950.

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