SDF member dies after grenade thrown by another during training

A Japan Self-Defense Forces member died Thursday after he was hit by shrapnel from a hand grenade thrown by another SDF member during a training session at a facility west of Tokyo, the Ground SDF said.Sgt. Taku Yamamiya, 29, of the GSDF's 1st infantry regiment, was taking part in an exercise at an outdoor training area for grenade tossing, the GSDF said, adding an investigative panel has been set up to determine what happened.In the training that began at 8:30 a.m. at the Kitafuji Exercise Area training ground in Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamamiya was next to the thrower, acting as marksman in…READ FULL ARTICLE