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"TOKYO, Nov. 1 — Japan’s Defense Ministry ordered home its naval ships from the Indian Ocean today, ending for now a six-year mission in support of the war in Afghanistan that raised the nation’s military presence overseas but has recently drawn increasing criticism domestically."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/world/asia/02japan.html?ref=world
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/world/asia/02japan.html?ref=world