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Subject WAR CLOUDS AHEAD! Breaking Taboo, Japan Votes To Create Defense Ministry!

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Original Message Only war can result! Imperialist Japan Dogs will all die if they dare again attack Korea!

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Tokyo (AFP) Nov 30, 2006
Japan's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a bill to create a cabinet-level defense ministry for the first time since World War II. Since its defeat, Japan has had a "Defense Agency" with lower standing than full-fledged ministries as the US-imposed 1947 constitution declared the country to be pacifist.

The reform would give the Defense Agency Director-General Fumio Kyuma the title of defense minister, although Japanese troops would still be called the "Self-Defense Forces."

The bill overwhelmingly passed the lower house with support of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition as well as the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

"This is good because Japan should carry out its role in the international community with a ministry," said Hidenao Nakagawa, secretary general of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.

"I welcome that the Democratic Party understood the role of the Self-Defense Forces and supported the bill."

The bill will be sent to the upper house, where the ruling coalition also enjoys a majority. Abe wants the proposal to be enacted before the current parliament session ends on December 15.

While largely symbolic, the bill will help the military in domestic power wrangling by giving the defense minister a spot in cabinet meetings with the right to make budget requests.

Previous attempts to create a defense ministry stalled over political sensitivities in light of Japan's past aggression and fears of upsetting neighboring countries.

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