Mr. Kimizuka who was assigned the role of the North Japan Self Defence Force Commander for the East Japan Disaster had an interview in Tokyo on July 4. He told the press that 344 family members of the Self Defence Force have died and 121 are still missing.
According to Mr. Kimizuka, members whose families were affected by the disaster had reached 374 by July 1. There were more than 500 family members missing at that time, however all the Defence Force members were committed to their professional task.
JIJI news, Monday 4 July 18:19