(2)Japan to send Aegis ship to Indian Ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken off Hawaii on June 30, 2002 shows the Kirishima, one of Japan's Aegis-equipped high-tech destroyers engaged in joint Japan-U.S. drills. The Kirishima is based in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Japan decided Dec. 4 to send one of its Aegis vessels to the Indian Ocean later December to step up logistical support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operation. (Kyodo)

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