Gradution ceremony at National Defense Academy

Gradution ceremony at National Defense Academy

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Senior cadets at National Defense Academy in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture hurl their berets into the air as part of a traditional rite during their graduation ceremony on March 23 attended by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba. A total of 424 students graduated this year, including 23 female cadets and nine foreign cadets. The academy says 26 graduating cadets turned down their commissions, the largest number in the past 10 years.

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