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U N PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018
Japan to provide peacekeeper training for ASEAN nations in bid to counter China's growing presence
Japan will help train personnel in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations taking part in U.N. peacekeeping operations, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2018
Cambodia memorial service held for cop killed in Japan's first U.N. peacekeeping mission
A memorial service was held Friday for a Japanese police officer who was killed in northwestern Cambodia during a U.N. peacekeeping operation in 1993.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2017
China likely to surpass Japan as second-largest contributor to U.N. budget in 2019
Beginning in 2019, China is expected to overtake Japan and become the second-largest contributor to the United Nations' general budget.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 20, 2017
What next for Japan's peacekeepers after withdrawal from South Sudan?
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe abruptly announced that Japan will end its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in May and withdraw the Ground Self-Defense Force's engineering troops there. The troops have been deployed to the northeast African country for the last five years as part of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2016
SDF peacekeeping mission in South Sudan reportedly to be extended to March
The government plans to extend the Ground Self-Defense Force's participation in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by five months through next March.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2016
Intact bullet found at SDF base in South Sudan does not prove it was fired upon: government
A undamaged bullet found on the grounds of a U.N. peacekeeping base in South Sudan is not evidence that Japanese troops came under fire, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016
Japan extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan through October
The Cabinet gave its blessing Tuesday to an extension of the Self-Defense Forces' peacekeeping mission in South Sudan by eight months until the end of October.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 22, 2015
China to replace Japan as second-largest funder of U.N. peacekeeping
China will become the No. 2 financial contributor for U.N. peacekeeping operations, while Japan's fall from that position mirrors its decline in overall contributions to the world body.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2015
Expanding SDF's role in South Sudan likely to wait until late 2016
The Abe administration is considering waiting until November 2016 or later to expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces in the U.N. peacekeeping operation in South Sudan under the controversial security legislation passed last month, according to a government source.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Opposition leaders pledge last-ditch efforts to block security bills
The leaders of six opposition parties Friday agreed to form a united front in trying to prevent the ruling camp bulldozing two contentious security bills into law.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 11, 2014
Weapons export ban under siege
Japan may soon allow exports of defense equipment to international organizations, such as those involved in U.N. peacekeeping missions, on condition that they do not take sides in conflicts.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2013
Japan to continue SDF peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The Self-Defense Forces will not withdraw from South Sudan, the government said Wednesday, as the United Nations continues operations to protect civilians from increasing violence in the country edging toward civil war.

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