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For Japan’s Aging Military, the Future Is a Gray Area

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FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan—When Nobuaki Watarai joined Japan’s elite airborne brigade, mobile phones barely existed and the prospect of conflict was remote. Today, the 51-year-old…
FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan—When Nobuaki Watarai joined Japan’s elite airborne brigade, mobile phones barely existed and the prospect of conflict was remote.
Today, the 51-year-old is still parachuting out of planes and helicopters in training drills and his country believes it is facing an increased risk of a military clash.

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