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Japan to send troops to Iraq amid parliamentary uproar
Japan approved a bill to dispatch forces to Iraq for reconstruction duties. Prime Minister Koizumi pushed the move to raise Japan's global profile, despite opposition protests that erupted into a shoving confrontation. Full deployment details to follow after assessment.
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Junichiro Koizumi
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Richard Boucher