Aso calls in Diet for support for antiterror refueling mission

Aso calls in Diet for support for antiterror refueling mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a House of Representatives committee session on the issues of antiterrorism and reconstruction of Iraq on Oct. 17. Aso pressed his case for continuing Japan's contentious antiterrorism refueling mission in the Indian Ocean next year

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