Lower house committee to vote on refueling bill Nov. 12

Lower house committee to vote on refueling bill Nov. 12

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba testifies before the House of Representatives Special Committee on Prevention of International Terrorism and Japan's Cooperation and Support on Nov. 12 on legislation to resume Japan's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean. With the ruling coalition holding a comfortable majority, the committee is expected to approve the government bill in a vote scheduled later in the day, with a vote at the full house planned for Nov. 13.

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