国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Japan one step closer to controversial plan to dispatch SDF to Middle East
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 17-- <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="realizing">realizing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="constitutionally">constitutionally</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> (<span word="LDP">LDP</span>) <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="Komeito">Komeito</span> <span word="ally">ally</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="tentative">tentative</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="pertaining">pertaining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="loosen">loosen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shackles">shackles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>, <span word="green">green</span>-<span word="lit">lit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="draft">draft</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Komeito">Komeito</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purportedly">purportedly</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="information">information</span>-<span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enhancing">enhancing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="already">already</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="LDP">LDP</span>, <span word="proposes">proposes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span>-<span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="destroyer">destroyer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="P">P</span>-3<span word="C">C</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="around">around</span> 250 <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oman">Oman</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bab">Bab</span> <span word="el">el</span>-<span word="Mandeb">Mandeb</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="realized">realized</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="U">U</span>-<span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="thorny">thorny</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="renouncing">renouncing</span> <span word="constitution">constitution</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="restricts">restricts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SDF">SDF</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="prohibits">prohibits</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>.</p>
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