Japan's Parliament passes bill to send troops to Iraq

Saturday, July 26, 2003

TOKYO -- Lawmakers voted Friday to send Japanese forces to Iraq to help with reconstruction, despite delaying tactics by the opposition that deteriorated into a wild shoving match.

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