Panel recommends amending law to strengthen SDF peace mission

Panel recommends amending law to strengthen SDF peace mission

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Akashi, former U.N. Undersecretary General who heads a private advisory panel to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda hands a report to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Dec. 18. The report called for strengthening the Self-Defense Forces' functions in international peace activities.

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