Japan troops given new security role for U.N. mission in S. Sudan

Japan troops given new security role for U.N. mission in S. Sudan

People stage a rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2016, against the government decision to assign to Self-Defense Forces personnel a controversial new security duty to be carried out during U.N. peacekeeping operations in conflict-mired South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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