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Defense Ministry dispatches 1,800 SDF members to quake-hit areas
The Defense Ministry has deployed about 1,800 troops from the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) for rescue and relief operations in areas hit by a powerful earthquake in Niigata Prefecture, ministry officials said.
[MSN MAINICHI]
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