The United States' recent conclusion that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has raised the question of whether Japan will now face up to the facts.
The answer seems to be no.
Tokyo, defending its diplomatic position, has shifted the emphasis of its argument from the threat of Iraq's possession of WMD to United Nations resolutions that it claims justify the use of force against Iraq.
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