SDF to begin training for new tasks under new security laws

SDF to begin training for new tasks under new security laws

Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada meets with reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2016. Inada said Japan's Self-Defense Forces will begin training personnel for fresh missions under new security laws that have given them more leeway in their use of weapons during U.N. peacekeeping operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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