Japanese SDF officers arrive in Nepal for U.N. mission

Japanese SDF officers arrive in Nepal for U.N. mission

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Accompanied by a U.N. official, Japanese Self-Defense Forces officers leave the terminal of the Kathmandu international airport on March 31 after a flight from Japan. Japan has sent six SDF officers to Nepal to take part in a U.N. military observer mission under a cease-fire accord between the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels.

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