160 Japanese troops to leave for quake-hit Haiti

160 Japanese troops to leave for quake-hit Haiti

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force attend a ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2010, to dispatch them to quake-hit Haiti to engage in U.N. peacekeeping operations and help with reconstruction activities. Some 160 GSDF members are scheduled to leave Japan later in the day as the first batch of the 350-member unit. (Kyodo)

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