Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said his ministry's top priority "must be the people who are currently serving."
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday dismissed the idea of foreign nationals joining the Self-Defense Forces, a day after a think tank proposal broached the possibility in light of recruitment woes.
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