{"id":158311,"date":"2023-11-21T11:52:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=158311&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-11-21T11:52:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T02:52:12","slug":"disciplinary-actions-at-jgsdf-kurume-garrison-following-fatal-accident-and-theft","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/disciplinary-actions-at-jgsdf-kurume-garrison-following-fatal-accident-and-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Disciplinary Actions at JGSDF Kurume Garrison Following Fatal Accident and Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2021, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) member was fatally hit by a large vehicle in an Oita Prefecture training area. The driver, a 31-year-old Sergeant, received a 6-day suspension. His 46-year-old Lieutenant supervisor was demoted for inadequate supervision, with a two-month salary cut. Regimental Commander Lieutenant Colonel Masanori Fukushima emphasized reinforced safety management and training. Additionally, a 30-year-old Sergeant was dismissed for stealing over 650,000 yen from a colleague&#8217;s bank account between June and July 2021. Separately, a 20-something Air Self-Defense Force member at Kasuga Base was dismissed for stealing about 80,000 yen from a colleague&#8217;s wallet in August 2023. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20231120\/5010022508.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-158328\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kurume-jgsdf_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C801&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Disciplinary Actions at JGSDF Kurume Garrison Following Fatal Accident and Theft\" width=\"1400\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kurume-jgsdf_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kurume-jgsdf_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kurume-jgsdf_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C586&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fnn_kurume-jgsdf_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) member was fatally hit by a large vehicle in an Oita Prefecture training area. The driver, a 31-year-old Sergeant&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":158332,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-158311","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kurume","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/158311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}