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 Defense Ministry in Tokyo on July 27, 2017, following reports that she will step down over allegations of a coverup involving logs on the daily activities of Japanese ground troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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