TOKYO -- Japan's Self-Defense Forces recruited roughly half the number of new personnel targeted for fiscal 2023, hampered by heightened competition with the private sector and the country's declining birthrate.
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Japan Self-Defense Forces miss recruitment goal by half
Better pay in private sector lures away potential enlistees
The SDF only hit about 30% of its recruitment target for fixed-term personnel last fiscal year. © Kyodo
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