![]() Regarding the supply in the Indian Ocean, the Hatoyama administration terminated the activity last January after eight years after deciding it no longer served a useful purpose. The LDP Subcommittee on Defense Measures of the Defense Division was convened after this decision. Faced with the collision of the Chinese fishing boat with a Japanese Maritime Safety Agency's patrol-boat off the Senkaku Islands, the Subcommittee considered the legal implications of patrolling the territories as a prior step to the Defense Ministry's taking direct measures to defend the area. Director Iwaya of the Defense Division explained that LDP's judgment and experience were embodied in the proposed legislation. |
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LDP submits a special measures law enabling Japan's logistic support in the Indian Ocean and anti-piracy measures
October 6, 2010