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OPINION: Organizational culture of Japan's military in spotlight
Senior leaders of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have explained recent scandals in which 218 people were punished as having been caused by the SDF's "organizational culture." Ryo Sakai, the chief of staff of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, …