Upper house starts deliberating bill on refueling mission

Upper house starts deliberating bill on refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura (front) explains the contentious bill that would allow Japan to resume its refueling mission in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan on Nov. 28 as the opposition-controlled House of Councillors started deliberating the bill. In the background is Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.

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