The refuelling was unconstitutional, he said, but a Japanese presence in Afghanistan itself, under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), would be fine, since this has a UN mandate.

• 他表示现在海自的行动已违宪，但日本若能在联合国授权的国际安全援部队名义下在阿富汗拥有军事存在将可以接受。