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‘Not proud at all’: Japan’s army struggles to recruit

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Published Wed, Oct 11, 2023 · 11:18 AM
    • Although numbers fluctuate from year to year, since 1990 the strength of the Self-Defence Forces, as Japan’s military is known, has fallen by more than seven per cent to under 230,000.
    • Although numbers fluctuate from year to year, since 1990 the strength of the Self-Defence Forces, as Japan’s military is known, has fallen by more than seven per cent to under 230,000. PHOTO: AFP

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    Although numbers fluctuate from year to year, since 1990 the strength of the Self-Defence Forces, as Japan’s military is known, has fallen by more than seven per cent to under 230,000.

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