Report: Fatal Accident Resulted from Japan GSDF Personnel Not Fully Aware of Grenade Dangers; GSDF to Revise Safety Manual to Prevent Recurrence

The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:49 JST,
July 20, 2024
The reason for the fatal accident during a grenade-throwing training at the Kitafuji Exercise Area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Yamanashi Prefecture in May was that GSDF personnel at the site were not fully aware of the dangers of grenades, according to a report released Thursday by the GSDF’...
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