THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 14, 2023 at 17:59 JST
Ground Self-Defense Force members gather on June 14 at the entrance to the Hino basic firing range where a shooting incident occurred earlier in the day. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
A teenage cadet of the Self-Defense Forces was arrested after three of his colleagues were shot, two fatally, with an automatic rifle during a training drill in Gifu Prefecture on June 14, sources said. [Read More]
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