SDF uses pop idols for recruitment poster in image revamp

SDF uses pop idols for recruitment poster in image revamp

TOKYO, Japan - A new Self-Defense Forces (SDF) recruitment poster features ''Morning Musume,'' an all-female Japanese pop group. Chronically undermanned, the SDF have ''gone pop'' in a novel recruitment drive to fill the ranks. (Kyodo)

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