(2)Japan decides to introduce missile defense shield

(2)Japan decides to introduce missile defense shield

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba walks into the prime minister's office to attend a session of the Security Council on Dec. 19. The cabinet decided to introduce a missile defense shield in fiscal 2004 to deal chiefly with the possibility of ballistic missile attacks from North Korea.

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