Defense chief Inada to resign over troop data coverup claims

Defense chief Inada to resign over troop data coverup claims

Defense Minister Tomomi Inada is surrounded by reporters as she leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 27, 2017. A government source said the same day that Inada will step down following allegations of a coverup of controversial logs that recorded the daily activities of Japanese ground troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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