(1)Lower house starts deliberating emergency bills

(1)Lower house starts deliberating emergency bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi watches as Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani takes the rostrum in the House of Representatives to introduce a package of three bills to govern Japan's response to a foreign military attack. The legislation is aimed at defining the decision-making process in the government in the event of a foreign attack or the imminent threat of one and giving the premier and the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) greater powers to deal with such an attack.

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