U.S. asks Japan for ship, plane for Afghan campaign

WASHINGTON, United States - New Komeito party Secretary General Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (L) shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage (2nd from R) as Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taku Yamasaki (2nd from L) and New Conservative Party Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai (R) watch. Later in the day, the three coalition officials met separately with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, who asked Japan to dispatch a destroyer with a state-of-the-art Aegis air defense system as part of its support for the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.

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