Kyodo :: News Articles :: Wednesday July 29, 2009

• MSDF's mission to be terminated if DPJ wins power: Hatoyama
  Date: Jul 29 06:44 AM US/Eastern
  TOKYO, July 29 (AP) - (Kyodo) — Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday the main opposition party will terminate the antiterrorism refueling mission by the Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Indian Ocean in January, when the law for the mission expires, if it wins power in the Aug. 30 general election. continued ...
  http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99O2FTG1&show_article=1
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• Cabinet launches tirade against DPJ's pledges ahead of election
  Date: Jul 28 11:43 AM US/Eastern
  TOKYO, July 29 (AP) - (Kyodo) — Members of the Cabinet on Tuesday lashed out at the campaign pledges the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan unveiled Monday in the lead-up to the Aug. 30 general election, with some blasting its economic steps as the "height of populism" or its foreign policy as "extremely irresponsible." continued ...
  http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99NHP2O1&show_article=1
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• DPJ-led gov't to end refueling mission in Jan.: senior DPJ lawmaker
  Date: Jul 28 11:20 AM US/Eastern
  TOKYO, July 29 (AP) - (Kyodo) — The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan has no intention of extending Japan's refueling mission in and around Afghanistan beyond its expiration in January if it takes power following the Aug. 30 general election, a senior DPJ lawmaker said Tuesday. continued ...
  http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99NHEA00&show_article=1
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• LDP manifesto to pledge over 10 percent cut in lower house seats
  Date: Jul 28 10:52 PM US/Eastern
  TOKYO, July 29 (AP) - (Kyodo) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will pledge over a 10 percent reduction in the House of Representatives seats in its policy platform for the Aug. 30 general election, party sources said Wednesday. continued ...
  http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99NRILO0&show_article=1
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