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(August 18 & 19, 2017)
SDF copters cause accidents in succession
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(July 27, 2017)
SDF aircraft drops a part
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(June 18, 2017)
Cover-up of PTSD among SDF peacekeepers unacceptable
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(June 15, 2017)
25 years of SDF dispatch on UN PKOs deepens conflict with Article 9
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(June 1, 2017)
70% of Ishigaki residents sign petition opposing SDF deployment
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(May 7, 2017)
Ex-SDF officers parachute into positions with major defense contractors
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(December 17, 2016)
Number of new recruits to SDF continues to decline
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(December 14, 2016)
ASDF coerces personnel to provide private cellphone records
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(December 11, 2016)
Over 5,000 students take part in SDF’s ‘experience’ programs every year
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(December 9, 2016)
Top court in regard to noise pollution at Atsugi base turns back on local residents demand for quiet nights
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(December 1, 2016)
Mother of SDF member sues gov’t for unconstitutional SDF dispatch to South Sudan
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(October 25, 2016)
SDF in drills practices what doesn’t work in South Sudan
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(July 25, 2016)
Number of SDF applicants declines under Abe gov’t
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(June 28, 2016)
Tanks drive on public roads amid protest from residents
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(April 23, 2016)
JCP in Nirasaki urges mayor to not give citizens’ personal information to SDF
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(April 20, 2016)
Uniformed SDF officers have drafted proposals disregarding traditional gov’t constitutional interpretations
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(April 4, 2016)
SDF should refrain from resorting to outrageous recruit methods
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(April 1, 2016)
Discovery of bullet in SDF camp indicates criteria not met to take part in PKO in South Sudan: JCP Inoue
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(March 20, 2016)
Refusals growing among new graduates of defense academy to become officers
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(February 18, 2016)
Court decision convicting SDF of spying on the public is finalized
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(February 4, 2016)
Family of SDF member who attempted suicide sues central gov’t
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(February 3, 2016)
High court rules SDF monitoring of public unconstitutional
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(January 20, 2016)
Sasebo most likely to become sortie base for Japanese version of marines
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(December 18, 2015)
Armed SDF troops conduct ‘transportation drills’ on public roads
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(October 26, 2015)
SDF increases activities to recruit high school students in face of its growing unpopularity
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(October 8, 2015)
SDF in Shiga tried to recruit students in school restrooms with wanted ad printed on toilet paper
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(September 9 & 10, 2015)
SDF plans to conduct Japan-US joint military exercises for special missions before enactment of war bills
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(September 10, 2015)
Condition no longer met for SDF to take part in PKOs in South Sudan due to collapse of ceasefire deal: JCP Inoue
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(August 24, 2015)
400 million yen spent on SDF drills near Mt. Fuji
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(August 23, 2015)
Defense Ministry to request record-high 6 trillion yen budget for next fiscal year
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(July 22 & 23, 2015)
SDF’s live bullet hits private house
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(June 28, 2015)
SDF instructs its intelligence personnel to ‘neutralize’ citizens’ peace movements
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(June 21, 2015)
SDF joins in military exercises in Mongolia ahead of PKO act revision
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(June 14, 2015)
SDF hold military parade in shopping area despite local opposition
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(June 6 and 9, 2015)
Okinawa JCP calls for halt to SDF aircraft use of Naha Airport
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(May 28, 2015)
54 SDF members commit suicide after returning from abroad
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(March 25, 2015)
GSDF presses its personnel to write ‘farewell notes’ in case of death to their families
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(December 23, 2014)
SDF desperately trying to recruit high school students
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(October 30, 2014)
JCP achieves removal of photos promoting SDF at public schools
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(August 14, 2014)
Ex-student at GSDF tech high school sues classmates for bullying
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(August 8, 2014)
Defense Academy student sues his upperclassmen for bullying
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(June 7, 2014)
SDF secretly studied how to wage war abroad
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(June 6, 2014)
SDF top officials in uniform attend ceremony at ‘Yasukuni’ in Hokkaido
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(June 5, 2014)
SDF holds religious ceremony ignoring principle of separation between religion and state
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(April 24, 2014)
Gov’t ordered to pay compensation for MSDF sailor’s suicide
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(March 26, 2014)
Amphibious mobile regiment will be created in Sasebo
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(January 17 & 19, 2014)
Peace groups protest against SDF warship’s fatal collision with fishing boat
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(December 22, 2013)
Number of Japan-US joint military drills marks record high in 2012
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(December 18, 2013)
JCP opposes government’s new defense policies
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(December 4, 2013)
Secrets law could restrict investigations into SDF-related accidents