BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Iraq-bound Japan troops in Gulf

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Iraq-bound Japan troops in Gulf: "Iraq-bound Japan troops in Gulf


The troops will be heavily armed to defend themselves
Soldiers from Japan have arrived in the Gulf, on their way to a controversial mission to Iraq.
It is the first time a Japanese contingent has been sent to a combat zone since World War II. "

This might be a subtle signal to North Korea as well.....