(2)Japan decides to send troops to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) holds talks with Takenori Kanzaki, leader of the coalition partner new Komeito party, on Dec. 9 prior to a cabinet decision to dispatch noncombat troops to Iraq to assist in the country's reconstruction.

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