Japanese GSDF group arrives in S. Sudan

Japanese GSDF group arrives in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Col. Toru Namatame of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (L) is interviewed by a local TV station in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Jan. 15, 2012, upon the arrival of an advance group of GSDF members preparing for the deployment of GSDF troops in U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. (Kyodo)

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