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JAPAN-DEFENCE/KAGA-WOMEN
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October 09, 2018 
Women serving on Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga, are a tight-knit group on the frontline of a push... 
Indian Ocean, Indonesia 
The Wider Image: Japan's women sailors on frontline of gender equality 
Women serving on Japan's biggest warship, the Kaga, are a tight-knit group on the frontline of a push to transform the Japanese navy into a mixed-gender fighting force, where men outnumber them more than 10 to one. The Maritime Self Defence Force needs more women because falling birth rates mean it has too few men to crew warships in home waters or on helicopter carriers such as the Kaga, sailing in foreign waters to counter China's growing regional influence. "Women all over the world are working in a wider number of areas and I think Japan needs to be a part of that," said petty officer Akiko Ihara, 31, standing beside one of the helicopters she helps to maintain. The proportion of women in the Kaga's 450-strong crew is about 9 percent, a level Japan is targeting for the military overall by 2030 from 6 percent now. That would still fall short of U.S., where 15 percent of people in uniform are women, and Britain with 10 percent. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon SEARCH "KAGA FEMALE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: JAPAN-DEFENCE/KAGA-WOMEN 
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