Lower house passes bill to extend Japan troops' mission in Iraq

Lower house passes bill to extend Japan troops' mission in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives approves a bill to extend by two years the deployment of Japanese air troops for Iraqi reconstruction at a plenary session on May 15. Foreign Minister Taro Aso said earlier in the day that the bill reflects Japan's position on continuing aid to Iraq and is a ''major leap'' to help rebuild Iraq and promote national reconciliation there.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001122730
  • Registered date
  • 2007/5/15 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2007 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1193 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.23(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Political funds reform bill in Japan

    Political funds reform bill in Japan

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2024, after the House of Representatives passed a bill to revise the political funds control law following a fundraising scandal centered around the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
      Political funds reform bill in Japan

      Political funds reform bill in Japan

      Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows after the House of Representatives passed a bill during a plenary session in Tokyo on June 6, 2024, to revise the political funds control law following a fundraising scandal centered around the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
        Political funds reform bill in Japan

        Political funds reform bill in Japan

        The Japanese House of Representatives passes a bill during a plenary session in Tokyo on June 6, 2024, to revise the political funds control law following a fundraising scandal centered around the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
          Political funds reform bill in Japan

          Political funds reform bill in Japan

          Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2024, after the House of Representatives passed a bill to revise the political funds control law following a fundraising scandal centered around the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
            Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

            Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

            The Japanese House of Representatives passes during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 23, 2024, a bill that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks to block people with sex offense convictions from jobs involving children.
              Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

              Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

              The Japanese House of Representatives passes during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 23, 2024, a bill that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks to block people with sex offense convictions from jobs involving children.
                Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

                Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

                Ayuko Kato, the Japanese minister in charge of policies related to children, bows at a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on May 23, 2024, after the passage of a bill that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks to block people with sex offense convictions from jobs involving children.
                  Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

                  Japan lower house passes bill for criminal checks for jobs with kids

                  Japan's House of Representatives passes a bill that requires employers to conduct criminal background checks to block people with sex offense convictions from jobs involving children, at a plenary session in Tokyo on May 23, 2024.
                    Japan legislation for defense forces joint command

                    Japan legislation for defense forces joint command

                    The House of Councillors approves revised legislation during a plenary session in parliament in Tokyo on May 10, 2024, to set up a joint command headquarters for the Self-Defense Forces' ground, maritime and air units by the end of March 2025.
                      Japan lower house OKs bill to allow joint custody after divorce

                      Japan lower house OKs bill to allow joint custody after divorce

                      Japan's House of Representatives clears a bill to introduce joint custody after divorce, at a plenary session in Tokyo on April 16, 2024.