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

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’...