Japan confirms end to Indian Ocean naval mission
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Japan has formally told the United States that it will end a naval refuelling mission for its war in Afghanistan. Instead it has proposed new, non-military support for Kabul, such as job training for former Taliban soldiers. It is part of the new Japanese centre-left government's bid to reset its security ties with Washington. It also appears to be a sign of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's renewed emphasis on Japan's pacifist values.
Presenter: Joanna McCarthy
Speakers: Punendra Jain, Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Adelaide; Yoshioka Tatsuya, the Director of the NGO, Japan Peace Boat.
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