Across Asia: Japan
China Daily | Updated: 2008-12-16 08:00
Air force pullout begins
Japan's air force yesterday began withdrawing its forces from Kuwait, which has been used for flying supplies and personnel into Iraq in support of US-led military operations for almost five years.
The winding down of a mission long dogged by accusations that it breached Japan's pacifist constitution comes days after parliament agreed to extend a naval refuelling mission in support of Washington and its allies in Afghanistan.
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