Tension mounts for Japanese troops in S. Sudan

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are deployed on Dec. 12, 2016, in Juba, where they take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations. The troops have also been handed new responsibilities, including rescues of U.N. staff and other personnel when under attack and of playing a bigger part in protecting the camps of U.N. peacekeepers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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