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(1)2nd core unit of Japan ground troops heads for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops leave the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait en route to Iraw to participate in reconstruction operations there.

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Koizumi sees too early to give up on SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in reply to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session on Nov. 25. He said, ''There is no situation where we can conclude a dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops (to Iraw) is impossible.''

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(3)Antiwar demonstration held in various parts of Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People hold a rally in Osaka's Nakanoshima on Feb. 15 to protest against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraw.

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Koizumi sees too early to give up on SDF dispatch to Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in reply to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session on Nov. 25. He said, ''There is no situation where we can conclude a dispatch of Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops (to Iraw) is impossible.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)Antiwar demonstration held in various parts of Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People hold a rally in Osaka's Nakanoshima on Feb. 15 to protest against a possible U.S.-led war on Iraw. (Kyodo)