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- Special unit to add some steel to MSDF mission against pirates
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Jan. 20, 2009)
The government is considering deploying the special boarding unit of the Maritime Self-Defense Force on MSDF destroyers should the vessels be dispatched to Somalia to protect Japan-related ships from pirates, sources said Monday. continued ...
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- Aso to pledge creation of 1.6 million new jobs
(The Japan Times) Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009
(Kyodo News) Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to pledge the creation of 1.6 million new jobs in three years as part of a new growth strategy he will announce in a policy speech to be delivered at the Diet, according to a draft of the speech. continued ... - Diet gets biggest budget ever
(The Japan Times) Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009
By MASAMI ITO, Staff writer
The government on Monday submitted to the Diet an ¥88 trillion budget for fiscal 2009 — the biggest initial budget in history — to stimulate the sagging economy. continued ... - Obama and the alliance
(The Japan Times) Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009
By KAZUO OGOURA
Under the Bush administration, the Japan-U.S. alliance has undergone a quiet but important transformation in the eyes of most Japanese people: It has become a global alliance instead of a regional or bilateral one. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Let change be contagious
(The Japan Times) Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009
Mr. Barack Obama won the keys to the White House by instilling expectations of change and optimism in the minds of the American public, as conveyed by his slogan "Yes, we can." His Jan. 20 inauguration as the United States' 44th president should be a source of great inspiration to the people and government of Japan as well. continued ...
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- Court rules refusal to rehire teacher who didn't stand for national anthem was illegal
(Mainichi Japan) January 20, 2009
A former Tokyo high school teacher who sued the metropolitan government for refusing to rehire him because he didn't stand for the national anthem has been awarded roughly 2.1 million yen in damages in a ruling at the Tokyo District Court. continued ... - Perspectives: Alliance and Independence: SDF's overseas deployment leads to greater confidence
(Mainichi Japan) January 20, 2009
In recent years, there has been a change in the mood surrounding joint training exercises between the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) and the U.S. military. According to a former lieutenant general, "All the troops did was share the same space" when training first began in 1981, but they have recently been dealing with complex maneuvers. continued ...
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