On Sep 9, 10:48 am, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 8, 6:18 pm, chuckers <chucker...@gmail.com> wrote:> On Sep 9, 12:19 am, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Which makes me think of a question: can Japanese women, in theory, be
> in combat? US women are MPs and frequently face combat in Iraq; I
> wonder what the rules are for Japan's military. For some reason I
> expect they all either operate video cameras, play the flute
> (literally and figuratively), or do secretarial work.

As of 1991 (my last year of chocolate soldiery), only non-combat
roles. As of now, no idea.

I see a lot of JSDF on the highways, but rarely see any women in the
trucks and carriers. The figures will be online somewhere.