Senior defense officials, SDF members to be disciplined over scandals

Japan's Defense Ministry is planning to take disciplinary action later this week against some senior officials and a number of Self-Defense Force members over abuse of power and the mishandling of classified information, government sources said Tuesday.The move comes with public mistrust toward the ministry and the SDF mounting over a series of scandals, amid the government's attempt to significantly boost the country's defense capabilities to address the increasingly severe security environment.Earlier Tuesday, a Defense Ministry source also said some members of the Maritime Self-Defense F…READ FULL ARTICLE