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Abe says Japan to contribute more to U.N. peacekeeping missions

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a symposium in Tokyo commemorating 60 years of Japan's membership in the United Nations on Dec. 19, 2016. Abe said Japan will expand its contribution to United Nations peacekeeping operations in the future, with its Ground Self-Defense Force personnel already participating in a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

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U.N. peacekeeping training center

BOGOR, Indonesia - A drill involving the Indonesian military is conducted as an opening ceremony for a training center for members of U.N. peacekeeping missions is held in Bogor, Indonesia, on Dec. 19, 2011.

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U.N. peacekeeping training center

BOGOR, Indonesia - An Indonesian soldier is seen beside vehicles painted with ''UN'' markings as an opening ceremony for a training center for members of U.N. peacekeeping missions is held in Bogor, Indonesia, on Dec. 19, 2011.

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Emperor, empress thank defense force members back from U.N. missions

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C, facing forward) meets, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2011, Self-Defense Forces and other personnel who have returned from U.N. peacekeeping missions overseas. Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko conveyed their appreciation to them. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress thank defense force members back from U.N. missions

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) meet, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2011, Self-Defense Forces members and other personnel who have returned from U.N. peacekeeping missions overseas. The imperial couple conveyed their appreciation to them. (Pool photo)

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GSDF member at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (back) looks at a computer screen with a member of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan, in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties.

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GSDF members at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito (front) and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa (R) of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force walk inside the headquarters of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties.

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U.N. chief Ban meets with Defense Minister Kitazawa

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2010. During their meeting, Ban requested Japan to dispatch helicopters in future U.N. peacekeeping missions.

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Defense chief positive about SDF's peacekeeping missions

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa speaks during an interview with a group of news organizations in Tokyo on Sept. 24. Kitazawa showed a positive stance on sending Japan's Self-Defense Forces for U.N. peacekeeping operations in line with the Democratic Party of Japan's policies.

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Lower house begins discussing bill on larger PKO role for SDF

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani introduces a bill aimed at expanding the scope of Self-Defense Forces participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations and easing restrictions on the use of weapons on such missions at a House of Representatives plenary session Nov. 22, 2001.

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Mori makes SDF naval review in Sagami Bay

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) calls on the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) on Oct. 29 to play a major role in improving Japan's international reputation as a trustworthy country. Speaking at an SDF naval review aboard the destroyer Shirane in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, Mori said, ''I'm proud the SDF has contributed much to international peace by playing its role'' in U.N. peacekeeping missions.

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Lower house begins discussing bill on larger PKO role for SDF

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani introduces a bill aimed at expanding the scope of Self-Defense Forces participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations and easing restrictions on the use of weapons on such missions at a House of Representatives plenary session Nov. 22, 2001.

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U.N. honors fallen peacekeepers at N.Y. ceremony

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) and other officials observe a moment of silence in tribute to the 126 peacekeepers who lost their lives in 2014, while serving under the U.N. flag, during a ceremony at the world body's headquarters in New York on May 29, 2015. It was the seventh consecutive year in which over 100 members of U.N. peacekeeping missions have died in the line of duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress thank defense force members back from U.N. missi

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C, facing forward) meets, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2011, Self-Defense Forces and other personnel who have returned from U.N. peacekeeping missions overseas. Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko conveyed their appreciation to them. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress thank defense force members back from U.N. missi

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) meet, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2011, Self-Defense Forces members and other personnel who have returned from U.N. peacekeeping missions overseas. The imperial couple conveyed their appreciation to them. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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U.N. chief Ban meets with Defense Minister Kitazawa

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa shake hands at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2010. During their meeting, Ban requested Japan to dispatch helicopters in future U.N. peacekeeping missions. (Kyodo)

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GSDF member at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (back) looks at a computer screen with a member of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan, in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties. (Kyodo)

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GSDF members at UNMIS headquarters in Sudan

CAIRO, Egypt - Maj. Toshihiro Saito (front) and Cpt. Yasuyoshi Takikawa (R) of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force walk inside the headquarters of the U.N. Missions in Khartoum, Sudan in July 2010. Japan has dispatched Saito and Takikawa to UNMIS headquarters to support U.N. peacekeeping operations while Tokyo last month gave up on a plan to send SDF chopper units to Sudan, partly due to logistical difficulties. (Kyodo)

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U.N. peacekeeping training center

BOGOR, Indonesia - A drill involving the Indonesian military is conducted as an opening ceremony for a training center for members of U.N. peacekeeping missions is held in Bogor, Indonesia, on Dec. 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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U.N. peacekeeping training center

BOGOR, Indonesia - An Indonesian soldier is seen beside vehicles painted with ''UN'' markings as an opening ceremony for a training center for members of U.N. peacekeeping missions is held in Bogor, Indonesia, on Dec. 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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GSDF training for U.N. peacekeeping missions opened to media

Personnel of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part on Oct. 24, 2016 in a training exercise for two kinds of protection mission they could newly engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. The training session in northeast Japan was partially opened to the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training for U.N. peacekeeping missions opened to media

Personnel of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part on Oct. 24, 2016 in a training exercise for two kinds of protection mission they could newly engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. The training session in northeast Japan was partially opened to the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training for U.N. peacekeeping missions opened to media

Personnel of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part on Oct. 24, 2016 in a training exercise for two kinds of protection mission they could newly engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. The training session in northeast Japan was partially opened to the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training for U.N. peacekeeping missions opened to media

Personnel of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part on Oct. 24, 2016 in a training exercise for two kinds of protection mission they could newly engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. The training session in northeast Japan was partially opened to the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training for U.N. peacekeeping missions opened to media

Personnel of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part on Oct. 24, 2016 in a training exercise for two kinds of protection mission they could newly engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. The training session in northeast Japan was partially opened to the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe says Japan to contribute more to U.N. peacekeeping missions

Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako attend a symposium in Tokyo commemorating 60 years of Japan's membership in the United Nations on Dec. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese troops given new security role for U.N. mission in S. Sudan

File photo taken in October 2016 in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate shows the Ground Self-Defense Force troops demonstrating to the media exercises for new protection missions it could engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. The government decided on Nov. 15 to assign to the GSDF personnel the controversial security duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inada denies higher risks in SDF's new tasks in U.N. peacekeeping

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attends a budget committee meeting at the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2016. Inada shrugged off concerns that Self-Defense Force members will face higher risks by engaging in rescue and other new missions they could be given during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inada denies higher risks in SDF's new tasks in U.N. peacekeeping

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attends a budget committee meeting at the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2016. Inada shrugged off concerns that Self-Defense Force members will face higher risks by engaging in rescue and other new missions they could be given during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense chief inspects SDF peacekeeping mission in S. Sudan

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada inspects an honor guard in Juba, South Sudan, on Oct. 8, 2016. Inada arrived there that day to assess whether the Self-Defense Forces deployed on a U.N. peacekeeping operation can be assigned controversial new missions involving heightened risk. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense chief inspects SDF peacekeeping mission in S. Sudan

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (R) and Ellen Margrethe Loj, the U.N. Mission in the Republic of South Sudan special representative of the secretary general, shake hands in the African nation's capital of Juba on Oct. 8, 2016. Inada plans to assess whether the Self-Defense Forces deployed there on a U.N. peacekeeping operation can be assigned controversial new missions involving heightened risk. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense chief inspects SDF peacekeeping mission in S. Sudan

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (L) and Ellen Margrethe Loj, the U.N. Mission in the Republic of South Sudan special representative of the secretary general, hold talks in the African nation's capital of Juba on Oct. 8, 2016. Inada plans to assess whether the Self-Defense Forces deployed there on a U.N. peacekeeping operation can be assigned controversial new missions involving heightened risk. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF training for U.N. peacekeeping missions opened to media

Personnel of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part on Oct. 24, 2016 in a training exercise for two kinds of protection mission they could newly engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. The training session in northeast Japan was partially opened to the media. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Media shown Japanese troop training for new U.N. peacekeeping missions

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2016, demonstrate to the media exercises for two kinds of new protection missions it could engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Media shown Japanese troop training for new U.N. peacekeeping missions

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force troops in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2016, demonstrate to the media exercises for two kinds of new protection missions it could engage in during U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan from November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDF to begin training for new tasks under new security laws

Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada meets with reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2016. Inada said Japan's Self-Defense Forces will begin training personnel for fresh missions under new security laws that have given them more leeway in their use of weapons during U.N. peacekeeping operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SDF to begin training for new tasks under new security laws

Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada meets with reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2016. Inada said Japan's Self-Defense Forces will begin training personnel for fresh missions under new security laws that have given them more leeway in their use of weapons during U.N. peacekeeping operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mori makes SDF naval review in Sagami Bay

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) calls on the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) on Oct. 29 to play a major role in improving Japan's international reputation as a trustworthy country. Speaking at an SDF naval review aboard the destroyer Shirane in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture, Mori said, ''I'm proud the SDF has contributed much to international peace by playing its role'' in U.N. peacekeeping missions.