Japan's Prime Minister Guarantees Afghanistan Assistance With His Job

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put his position at stake on Sunday, when he announced his resignation if Japan will not extend its military assistance in Afghanistan. Japan currently discusses the option of extending Japan's support of the US-led mission in Afghanistan, which requires an re-enactment of a bill to do so. If not, the Japan's military assistance will expire in November. The new bill is not in favor of the opposition, the Democratic Party of Japan, who argues, that Japan should only engage in UN peacekeeping missions. Some experts also claim the military assistance is unconstitutional. A poll published on Tuesday also revealed, that the Japanese population is split over this matter, as the International Herald Tribune reports today.

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