(1)Koizumi tells defense grads of need to boost response to new threats

(1)Koizumi tells defense grads of need to boost response to new threats

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses new graduates at the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka on March 21. He said that Japan will introduce a missile defense system and deploy antiterrorism troops to better respond to new threats.

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