The Cabinet approved a bill Friday to combat terrorism that will allow Japan’s armed forces to support U.S.-led operations against terrorist suspects in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States.
The government-sponsored bill, which was submitted to the Diet later in the day, is expected to clear the legislature by the end of this month.
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