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MATSUURA: Why Japan celebrates Self-Defense Forces for peace and stability

Self-Defense Forces open for deepening bonds of friendship and solidarity with Kenya and other countries to support regional calm and progress.

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by HIROSHI MATSUURA

News23 November 2025 - 04:56
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Review of the Self-Defense Forces /JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE

It is customary for Japan to celebrate its Self-Defense Forces Day, every year on the first of November, or as close to that date as possible.

This year, when I hosted a reception for the Self-Defense Forces Day here in Nairobi, on the 6th of November, it marked an important milestone for this year is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.  

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