SDF camps attracting students as part of social study program

SDF camps attracting students as part of social study program

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 14, 2014 shows junior high school students listening to a Japan Self-Defense Force member's explanations about a helicopter at the Ground SDF's Somagahara camp in Shinto, Gunma Prefecture.

SDF camps attracting students as part of social study program

SDF camps attracting students as part of social study program

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 14, 2014 shows junior high school students listening to a Japan Self-Defense Force member's explanations about a helicopter at the Ground SDF's Somagahara camp in Shinto, Gunma Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Media shown Japan troop drills to protect citizens abroad

Media shown Japan troop drills to protect citizens abroad

A Japanese Self-Defense Forces drill to protect nationals abroad is opened to the media at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Somagahara training range in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2016. The drill began the previous day, in line with the expansion of the Self-Defense Forces' responsibilities under new security legislation, was partially opened to the media for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Media shown Japan troop drills to protect citizens abroad

Media shown Japan troop drills to protect citizens abroad

A Japanese Self-Defense Forces drill to protect nationals abroad is opened to the media at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Somagahara training range in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2016. The drill began the previous day, in line with the expansion of the Self-Defense Forces' responsibilities under new security legislation, was partially opened to the media for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Media shown Japan troop drills to protect citizens abroad

Media shown Japan troop drills to protect citizens abroad

People acting as rioters cover their ears as a noise emitting device is used by Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members during a drill to protect nationals abroad, at the GSDF Somagahara training range in Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2016. The drill, in line with the expansion of the Self-Defense Forces' responsibilities under new security legislation, was partially opened to the media for the first time. (Kyodo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo