Word: hironaka
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Miyazawa refused to meet opposition demands for closer Diet review of any deployment with the U.N. He lost the backing of some in his own party, who feared they would alienate voters in next summer's election. "Pacifist sentiment, especially among women, is very strong," said Wakako Hironaka, an opposition member who supported the bill. "Some people mistakenly fear that sending troops overseas, even with the United Nations, means the revival of militarism...