(5)Two mil. Japanese take part in disaster-relief drills

(5)Two mil. Japanese take part in disaster-relief drills

KYOTO, Japan - Self-Defense Forces members join citizens in a disaster simulation drill carried out near the Heian Jingu shrine in Kyoto on Sept. 1.

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