GSDF col. fired, 2 generals punished over shooting cover-up

GSDF col. fired, 2 generals punished over shooting cover-up

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara speaks at a news conference April 27 on his agency's decision to dismiss a colonel and punish 23 other Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officers for covering up alleged illegal shooting on a military firing range.

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