Mori urges SDF to tighten discipline after spy case+

TOKYO, Sept. 27 Kyodo - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R), flanked by Defense Agency Director General Kazuo Torashima (L), receives a salute from the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) guards of honor at the Defense Agency headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 27. Addressing a meeting of senior SDF officials later, Mori urged the SDF to strengthen discipline to recover public confidence following the arrest of a senior Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) officer on suspicion of espionage.

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