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Children at refugee camp in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Children play at a refugee camp located on the premises of U.N. facilities in Juba, South Sudan, on July 4, 2014. Some people are not able to leave refugee camps for fear of being attacked because of the deepening ethnic feuds in the country.

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Japan defense minister in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) visits the camp of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel engaged in a peacekeeping mission in Juba, South Sudan, on May 8, 2014.

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Japan defense minister in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) meets with Hilde Johnson, special representative of the U.N. secretary general, in Juba, South Sudan, on May 8, 2014. Johnson heads the U.N. Mission in the Republic of South Sudan.

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UNICEF in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Masumi Yamashina (R) of the U.N. Children's Fund instructs volunteers on the care of children at a base for U.N. peacekeepers in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 13, 2014.

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Refugee children in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2014, shows children of refugees who have fled fighting to a base for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, South Sudan.

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Refugee children in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2014, shows children of refugees who have fled fighting to a base for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, South Sudan.

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Refugee children in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2014, shows children of refugees who have fled fighting to a base for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, South Sudan.

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Japanese troops in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Refugees who have fled fighting to a base for a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, South Sudan, walk by vehicles of Japan's Self-Defense Forces on Feb. 12, 2014.

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South Sudan President Kiir

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir holds a press conference in Juba, South Sudan, on April 12, 2013. Kiir intends to visit Japan to attend a major conference on African development in June, Marial Benjamin, the country's information minister, told Kyodo News on April 12.

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Road in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A woman is on a road flooded from heavy rain in Juba on July 2, 2012. Infrastructure in South Sudan is largely poor.

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Japan support in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force stays cool at its camp in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012. An engineering unit of the GSDF is in South Sudan to support infrastructure building under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Japan support in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - An oil tanker crosses Juba Bridge in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 21, 2012. The construction of a new bridge is being considered as the existing bridge has partially collapsed in the past.

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Japan support in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Residents walk on an unsurfaced road in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 21, 2012.

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Japan support in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is seen standing with a shovel as the flags of Japan and the United Nations fly above the GSDF camp in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 22, 2012. An engineering unit of the GSDF is in South Sudan to support infrastructure building under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Japan support in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - The flags of Japan and South Sudan are seen beside a road in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012, which is being constructed with Japanese grants-in-aid.

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Japan ground force in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Work is under way to build a camp for Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012. They are in South Sudan to help build infrastructure under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Japan ground force in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engineering keeps cool in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012. They are in South Sudan to help build infrastructure under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Japan ground force in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit carry materials at their camp in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012. They are in South Sudan to help build infrastructure under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Japan ground force in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit carry beds to their tents in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012. They are in South Sudan to help build infrastructure under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Japan ground force in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engineering unit sets up a mosquito net on his bed in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 19, 2012. They are in South Sudan to help build infrastructure under a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Aerial view of S. Sudan capital

JUBA, South Sudan - An aerial photo taken on Jan 13, 2012, shows many roads are not surfaced in Juba, capital of South Sudan, which became independent in July 2011. Infrastructure remains poor after a civil war lasting more than 20 years.

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Japanese peacekeeping personnel arrive in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - An advance group of Ground Self-Defense Force personnel head for their lodging after arriving in Juba, South Sudan, on Jan. 15, 2012, to prepare for the arrival of more GSDF members for U.N. peacekeeping operations in the fledgling African nation.

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Construction in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - People are pictured in and around a building under construction in Juba, South Sudan, on Jan. 14, 2012. Many construction works are being launched in the capital.

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Construction in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Building workers labor in Juba, South Sudan on Jan. 14, 2012, where many construction works are being launched.

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South Sudan players at 1st int'l soccer game

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of South Sudan's national soccer team sing the national anthem in an exhibition match against Kenya in Juba, South Sudan, on July 10, 2011. The Republic of South Sudan formally declared its independence the previous day.

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South Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - Soldiers wielding knives are trained in the suburbs of Juba, Sudan, in January 2011. Juba will become the capital of South Sudan when the territory gains its independence on July 9, 2011.

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South Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - People practice marching in Juba, Sudan, on July 1, 2011, ahead of a ceremony to mark South Sudan's independence from Sudan on July 9.

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South Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - South Sudan soldiers march in Juba, Sudan, on July 1, 2011, to prepare for a ceremony to mark the territory's independence from Sudan on July 9.

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South Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - South Sudan's Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin speaks in an interview in Juba, Sudan, on June 28, 2011, ahead of the territory's independence from Sudan on July 9.

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - An official (L) of the referendum commission announces the outcome of the vote in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - A man holds paper reading ''We are independent'' in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, after the referendum commission announced the outcome of the vote that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - Election staff count votes in the independence referendum of southern Sudan under lamps at a polling station in Juba, Sudan, on Jan. 15, 2011. The vote is likely to make Southern Sudan Africa's 54th independent nation.

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - Members of the Japanese observer team dispatched for an independence referendum for southern Sudan monitor the voting process at a polling station in Juba, southern Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011.

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - Photo taken Jan. 10, 2011, shows Yuichi Ishii, a former Japanese ambassador to Sudan and head of the Japanese observer delegation dispatched for an independence referendum for southern Sudan, in Juba. Ishii said the referendum has been proceeding smoother than expected.

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Sudan referendum

JUBA, Sudan - Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir waves after casting his vote in a referendum in Juba, southern Sudan, on Jan. 9, 2011. The referendum began the same day to question whether southern Sudan will go independent.

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - A boy is seen wearing a poster urging people to vote in an independence referendum in Juba, southern Sudan, on Jan. 7, 2011, a day before the voting begins. Southern Sudan has suffered through decades of internal strife and war with the north.