Japan SDF member assaulted at WWII memorial event in Solomon Islands

A member of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force suffered a minor injury when he was assaulted Monday at a commemoration service marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara.The MSDF officer was slashed in the neck after he was approached from behind by a local man and assaulted with what appeared to be a pair of scissors, according to the Japanese Embassy in the Solomon Islands.U.S. military personnel attending the service quickly detained the assailant, who was later taken into the custody by local police, according to a Radi…READ FULL ARTICLE