text: Japan #39;s PM determined to face down Iraq hostage-takers TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.
inputs: Japan #39;s PM determined to face down Iraq hostage-takers TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.