Japanese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan with new mandate
JUBA -- Japanese peacekeepers, with a broader mandate to use force, land in South Sudan, the first overseas deployment of the country's troops with those expanded powers in nearly 70 years.
The 350 Self-Defense Forces will replace a contingent of Japanese peacekeepers who served in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, but did not have the mandate to use force. The incoming troops will be tasked with engineering and construction in the capital, Juba.
Experts say the deployment indicates Japan's growing trust in its Self-Defense Forces.
