KYODO, STAFF REPORT – A total of 54 Self-Defense Forces members deployed overseas on Iraq- and Afghanistan-related missions in the first decade of this millennium killed themselves, according to the Defense Ministry.
The ministry disclosed the figures on Wednesday during a special Lower House panel that is deliberating legislation to expand the scope of the SDF’s overseas operations.
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