Japan's defense chief Inada resigns over data coverup claims

File photo taken in October 2016 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attending a ceremony at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Asaka Training Field in Tokyo. Inada resigned on July 28, 2017, to take responsibility over a suspected coverup involving the daily activity logs of Japanese troops serving as U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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