Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) helicopters and tanks move near a smoke screen during a live fire exercise at the foot of Mount Fuji. File photo: Bloomberg
Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) helicopters and tanks move near a smoke screen during a live fire exercise at the foot of Mount Fuji. File photo: Bloomberg
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Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 6:47pm, 23 Oct, 2017

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Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) helicopters and tanks move near a smoke screen during a live fire exercise at the foot of Mount Fuji. File photo: Bloomberg
Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) helicopters and tanks move near a smoke screen during a live fire exercise at the foot of Mount Fuji. File photo: Bloomberg
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