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Top News // 1 decade ago

Japan should stay in Iraq, general says

A Japanese general who heads the country's Defense Agency says Japan should continue its presence in Iraq. "In any case, we must continue our activities" in Iraq, Kyodo news service quoted the director, Gen. Shigeru Ishiba, as saying.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan to keep troops in Iraq

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday Japan will keep ita 550 Self-Defense Forces in Iraq.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan calls for troop review in Iraq

The head of Japan's Self-Defense Forces called Tuesday for a review of the Japanese role in Iraq, the Kyodo news agency said.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan deploys 90 more troops to Iraq

Japan dispatched the first main group of its military troops to Iraq Tuesday to assist in rebuilding the country, the Kyodo news agency reported.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan: No combat role in Iraq

British forces in Iraq should expect no military help from Japanese troops even if they are under fire, the Times of London reported Monday. The newspaper quoted Japanese Defense Agency Director Gen. Shigeru Ishiba as saying Japanese troops being sent to

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japanese troops to head to Iraq

An advance team of Japanese ground troops is set to depart for Iraq next week to assess the situation and prepare for the dispatch of a larger force.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Tokyo to send 1100 troops to Iraq

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will formally ask his Cabinet to send 1,100 troops to Iraq, the Yomiuri daily reported Wednesday.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan mulls army guards at embassies

Japan's foreign ministry is considering utilizing army troops to guard its embassies abroad after a weekend attack killed two Japanese diplomats in Iraq.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan mulls N. Korean missile shield

The defense ministers of Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo Wednesday to discuss the threat to Japan posed by North Korea's missile arsenal.

Top News // 2 decades ago

Japan's defense head urges troops to Iraq

Japan's defense head said Sunday the country should push ahead and dispatch troops to Iraq regardless of the security situation and risks.

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Shigeru Ishiba (石破茂 Ishiba Shigeru, born 4 February 1957) is a Japanese politician. He was Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and was also Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

He is a graduate of Keio University and formerly served in the Mitsui bank. He was a major proponent of bringing Japan into the multinational force in Iraq in 2003.

Ishiba is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and part of the LDP faction led by Yūji Tsushima.

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