The Asahi Shimbun
Editorial Board
The Asahi Shimbun is one of the major daily newspapers of Japan, with a combined morning and evening edition circulation of over 12 million. The following is excerpted from an editorial appearing in the paper on June 12, 2003. Will the rush advance the Japan-U.S. alliance?It boils down to the fact that the government is not just sending SDF troops to help the Iraqi people, but to deliver on Bush Administration expectations.Cabinet-level approval of legislation that would authorize dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to Iraq could come as early as today.The legislation would permit SDF involvement in helping the people…
