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The Japanese government has reached a settlement with former Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi over her sexual assault case. The state agreed to pay ¥1.6 million, but no compensation or apology came from her former colleague, according to her lawyer Aiko Ota. This comes after a prolonged legal fight in a country where sexual assault victims often hesitate to speak out.
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The Japanese government decided on Friday to extend the deployment of Self-Defense Forces personnel in the Middle East for one year to address issues such as maritime piracy. The antipiracy mission in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia and the intelligence-gathering mission for ship safety in the wider Middle East region will run until November 19 next year. The deployment to the headquarters of the Multinational Force and Observers in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has also been extended until the end of November 2026.