Hand grenade explosion at GSDF training site

Hand grenade explosion at GSDF training site

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Yasunori Morishita attends a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on May 30, 2024, as a GSDF member in his 20s died after a hand grenade exploded during a training session earlier in the day at Kitafuji Exercise Area in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo.

Hand grenade explosion at GSDF training site

Hand grenade explosion at GSDF training site

Photo shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Kitafuji training ground in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on May 30, 2024, after a hand grenade exploded there earlier in the day, resulting in the death of a GSDF member.

Hand grenade explosion at JSDF training site

Hand grenade explosion at JSDF training site

Photo shows the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Kitafuji training ground in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on May 30, 2024, after a hand grenade exploded there earlier in the day, leaving a GSDF member unconscious.

(1)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

(1)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

YAMANASHI, Japan - A mock drilling facility resembling the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force camp in Iraq's Samawah is unveiled to the media June 15 at Kitafuji drilling ground in Yamanashi Prefecture. The facility is used by GSDF personnel to be dispatched to Samawah. (Pool photo)

(2)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

(2)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

YAMANASHI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force personnel (wearing camouflage) answer questions from the media at Kitafuji drilling ground in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 15 as the GSDF unveiled to the media a mock drilling facility resembling a GSDF camp in Iraq's Samawah. (Pool photo)

People oppose GSDF drills at Yamanashi firing range

People oppose GSDF drills at Yamanashi firing range

KOFU, Japan - About 100 people opposed to scheduled Ground Self-Defense Force drills simulating attacks on the GSDF camp in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah call for a halt to the drills and removal of drill facilities at the Kitafuji firing range near Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on May 30. The drills are scheduled to be conducted for five days from May 31.

(2)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

(2)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

YAMANASHI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force personnel (wearing camouflage) answer questions from the media at Kitafuji drilling ground in Yamanashi Prefecture on June 15 as the GSDF unveiled to the media a mock drilling facility resembling a GSDF camp in Iraq's Samawah. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

(1)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

(1)Drilling facility resembling GSDF camp in Samawah unveiled

YAMANASHI, Japan - A mock drilling facility resembling the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force camp in Iraq's Samawah is unveiled to the media June 15 at Kitafuji drilling ground in Yamanashi Prefecture. The facility is used by GSDF personnel to be dispatched to Samawah. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

People oppose GSDF drills at Yamanashi firing range

People oppose GSDF drills at Yamanashi firing range

KOFU, Japan - About 100 people opposed to scheduled Ground Self-Defense Force drills simulating attacks on the GSDF camp in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah call for a halt to the drills and removal of drill facilities at the Kitafuji firing range near Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on May 30. The drills are scheduled to be conducted for five days from May 31. (Kyodo)