Japan extends Iraq mission 2 years
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Japanese lawmakers on Wednesday approved a two-year extension of the country's air force transport mission in Iraq, despite criticism of Tokyo's involvement in the increasingly unpopular war.
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The government made it official Thursday: the Self-Defense Forces troops in Iraq will stay for another year, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi renewed his commitment to reconstruction efforts
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Shinzo Abe pledges to carry on as Japan's PM, after staking his job on extending Japan's Afghanistan mission.
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Japan says its troops in southern Iraq are still in a non-combat zone -- a prerequisite for their deployment -- as a poll shows most Japanese oppose extending their mission beyond next month.
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Japan decided on Thursday to keep its  troops in Iraq for another year, Prime Minister Junichiro  Koizumi said, although most voters want them to come home from  the nation's riskiest military mission since World War II.
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JAPAN is preparing to extend its humanitarian troop deployment to Iraq after its current commitment expires on December 14. The undertaking -- which Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi offered to Iraq&#39;s interim
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet agreed Thursday to extend the deployment of Japan's 600 non-combat troops in Iraq for up to one year despite widespread public opposition and condemnations by political opponents.
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Japan on Friday extended the current parliament session by a month as the ruling parties fight to ram through legislation to resume a naval mission supporting the US-led "war on terror".
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Japan will keep its troops in Iraq for another year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Thursday, even though most voters want to end what is the nation&#39;s riskiest military mission since World War II.
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The front-runner to become Japan's next prime minister vowed Saturday to extend his nation's support for U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.
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TOKYO, Japan -- Japan plans to keep its troops in Iraq beyond the original withdrawal date of December 14 this year, according to Japanese media reports Tuesday.
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Japan on Wednesday pledged to disburse $40 million (4.4 billion yen) in promised aid to Iraq to ensure that democratic elections slated for early next year get the country back on its feet.
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South Korean parliament extended the country's controversial troop deployment in Iraq for another year, Yonhap news agency reported.
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Japan&#39;s Cabinet on Tuesday extended the country&#39;s naval mission to provide logistical support to the US-led coalition in Afghanistan by six months, and approved a plan to supply fuel for the coalition&#39;s helicopters.
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Japan won&#39;t yield to terrorism or withdraw its troops from Iraq, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said, in response to reports an Iraqi group kidnapped a Japanese man.
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The Czech parliament voted Thursday to extend the mandate for its troops in Iraq by two months, Czech Radio reports. The Czech Republic has around 100 military police in Iraq.
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Japan's defense minister was due to  return home on Monday from a flying visit to Iraq after  declaring the town of Samawa safe, setting the stage for the  government to extend its troops' humanitarian mission there.