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Japan Mulls Dispatch of More Troops Overseas

Pyongyang, March 12 (KCNA) -- The Japanese authorities are mulling sending their more forces overseas under the pretence of their "active part" in the operations to be conducted with the cooperation of the international community, revealing their plan for overseas expansion.

According to NHK of Japan, the Japanese government is contemplating the dispatch of about 300 troops of the three services of the SDF with a transport ship and helicopter to the exercise for rescuing people from a natural disaster involving over 20 nations to be staged in Indonesia from Mar. 15.