LDP's Kato calls for review of Japan's PKO activities

LDP's Kato calls for review of Japan's PKO activities

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a candidate in the Sept. 21 presidential race for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, says Sept. 16 that Japan should reconsider the conditions for allowing its forces to participate in U.N. peacekeeping operations. He made the statement at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan.

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