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Japanese security staff at US military bases forced to join dangerous pepper spray drills
The Mainichi
YOKOSUKA -- Japanese security guards were pepper sprayed in the face during a total of six drills held since July 2020 at Yokosuka Naval Base, south of Tokyo, despite calls demanding their suspension following a past incident in which a guard was sent to a hospital.
The Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) specifies that as a general rule, Japan's laws and regulations apply to the rights of Japanese workers employed inside U.S. military bases, and an expert says the spraying drill is "an act that exposes the public to danger, and is deemed a violation of the labor law."