The Japanese Government announced on Tuesday that it will extend and increase its participation in UNMISS, the UN Mission in South Sudan.
The current term of the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force mission in South Sudan as part of U.N. peacekeeping operations expires at the end of the month.
The Japanese contingent will increase from 350 to 400 to expand its area of activities, Japan Times reported.
The Japanese military engineers arrived in South Sudan in November 2011.
They are based in Juba where they have been involved in improving infrastructure, including local roads.