Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi has proposed allowing the Self-Defense Forces to join multinational forces when they are part of U.N.-sanctioned international activities working for peace.
Kawaguchi’s proposal is contained in an article to be published Wednesday in the monthly opinion magazine Ronza, according to a copy of the article made available to Kyodo News on Tuesday. The magazine is published by the Asahi Shimbun.
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