The three would-be coalition partners agreed Wednesday to allow the Self-Defense Forces to fully participate in United Nations-led peacekeeping operations, and to draw up further legislation that will enable Japan to engage in other types of U.N. efforts.
The agreements came as the three parties -- the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its current coalition partner Liberal Party, and opposition party New Komeito -- entered the final stage of policy talks for launching a tripartite coalition government on Friday.
Despite reaching a basic consensus, however, separate policy blueprints reveal that the three still have several differences among them.