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Japan South Sudan UN mission
![Japan’s Mistaken South Sudan Withdrawal Japan’s Mistaken South Sudan Withdrawal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-27_13-46-03.jpg)
Japan’s Mistaken South Sudan Withdrawal
By Jeffrey W. Hornung
The withdrawal harms Japan's operational readiness and its international reputation.
![What Role for Japan in Africa’s Security After Withdrawal from South Sudan? What Role for Japan in Africa’s Security After Withdrawal from South Sudan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-27_13-46-03.jpg)
What Role for Japan in Africa’s Security After Withdrawal from South Sudan?
By Céline Pajon
There still is a big gap between the discourse and the reality of what Japan wants—and what it can achieve in Africa.
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Japan Self-Defense Force Withdraws From South Sudan
By Yuki Tatsumi
The decision highlights the domestic constraints on Japan's defense activities abroad.
![Japan's New Security Laws Could See First Test in South Sudan Japan's New Security Laws Could See First Test in South Sudan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-27_13-46-03.jpg)
Japan's New Security Laws Could See First Test in South Sudan
By Mina Pollmann
A GSDF unit joining UN peacekeepers in South Sudan could be the first authorized to use force beyond self defense.
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