THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 14, 2025 at 15:13 JST
Ground Self-Defense Force members train with 155-mm howitzers at the Higashi-Fuji Training Area in Shizuoka Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2024. (Daisuke Yajima)
SAPPORO—A senior officer of the Ground Self-Defense Force has sued the central government, saying he suffered hearing loss through years of weapons training coupled with inadequate equipment and a lack of medical examinations. [Read More]
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