20 April 2017

News Story: First batch of GSDF members return after S. Sudan peacekeeping mission

Ground Self-Defense Force (File Photo)
The first batch of Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) members, who participated in U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan, returned to Japan on April 19 after completing their mission.

The 70 members have returned to the GSDF's Aomori camp, where they were greeted warmly by their families and co-workers, after arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on the morning of April 19.

Read the full story at The Mainichi