To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The U.S. military conducts an exercise at the GSDF’s Kita-Fuji training ground in Yamanashi Prefecture.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:54 JST, May 30, 2024
A Ground Self-Defense Force official died after a grenade exploded during an exercise at the GSDF’s Kita-Fuji training ground straddling Fuji-Yoshida and Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Thursday morning, according to the GSDF and local fire department.
The fire department received a call at around 8:45 a.m., saying, “An explosion occurred during training with a grenade. One person has been injured.”
The male official, 29, was sent to a hospital where he was confirmed dead at 10:50 a.m. Thursday, the GSDF said.
