A Japan Self-Defense Forces member has died after he was hit by shrapnel from a hand grenade thrown by another SDF member during a training session at a facility west of Tokyo, according to the Ground SDF.
A Japan Self-Defense Forces member died Thursday after he was hit by shrapnel from a hand grenade thrown by another SDF member during a training session at a facility west of Tokyo, the Ground SDF said. Sgt Taku Yamamiya, 29, of the GSDF's 1st infantry regiment, was taking part in…
A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) on Thursday died over a hand grenade explosion during a training session in Yamanashi Prefecture, immediately west of Tokyo, according to local media reports.The accident took place around 8.45 a.m. .