Defense Chief Indicates Japanese Troops
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Japan's defense chief said Sunday that Japanese troops should remain in Iraq until the country is properly rehabilitated, possibly until late 2005.
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A rare visit to Japan by a Chinese defense minister has done little to erase mutual suspicion over the Asian rivals' military ambitions, despite his assurances that Beijing poses no threat, Japanese media said on Friday.
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Japan unveils a new defence policy, including a bigger role in global military cooperation.
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Japan on Tuesday on a visit to reassure America's close ally that a troop build-up will help quell violence in Iraq, just weeks after Japan's defense minister said starting the war was a mistake.
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Japan&#39;s prime minister Sunday has vowed to make the country&#39;s defense forces better able to fight terrorism and any attackers who would use weapons of mass destruction.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates faced the delicate task on Thursday of trying to encourage military cooperation in talks with Japanese leaders while avoiding domestic controversy over a refueling mission.
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Japan&#39;s new defense outline tears down geographic constraints on missions of the Self-Defense Forces and allows troops to land in any country to fight a potential terrorist threat.
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Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to become Japan's new prime minister, called Friday for his country to build a stronger military as a deterrent and to push ahead with economic reforms as candidates launched their campaigns to lead the governing party.
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TOKYO -- Japan's new nationalist prime minister pledged yesterday to make his country a decisive force on the international stage and push for a reduction in tensions with China and South Korea.
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The United States welcomed on Thursday Japan&#39;s decision to extend the deployment of its forces in Iraq for an additional 12 months.
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Japan's Defense Minister said on Sunday  Japan may have to consider negotiating changes in the agreement  that governs the status of U.S. forces in Japan following a  dispute over the management of a U.S. helicopter crash in the  southern prefecture of Okinawa earlier this month.
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Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, deputy operations director of the Joint Staff, said Wednesday that Pentagon officials considered sending some 3rd ID troops over earlier than anticipated, but relented, agreeing
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Japanâs Cabinet today approved a plan to keep Japanese troops in Iraq for another year. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a vocal supporter of the US-led invasion of Iraq, had argued the dispatch was needed
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The Japanese government today published a new defence plan, which prepares the way for a transition from the country&#39;s longstanding passive defence of its own territory
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Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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Japan and the United States are set to  allow private defense contractors to directly share and  transfer information on defense technology, the Nikkei business  daily said on Sunday.
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Japan has asked the British army to help protect its troops in southern Iraq after Dutch soldiers withdraw from the area in March next year, a Japanese newspaper says.