A spokesman for Japan's Ministry of Defense said he was not immediately able to comment on the reports.

日本防务省的发言人表示他无法就此报道马上做出评论。

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According to Japanese media, the Japanese Ministry of Defense is considering expanding the troops on Okinawa in 10 years.

另据日本媒体报道，日防卫省有意在10年内扩充在冲绳的驻军。

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International Radio: You have the authority to insist, but you have REASONS to believe that the numbers given by the Ministry of Defense are not the right numbers.

国际广播记者：你有权坚持你的想法，但是你总有原因不愿相信国防部所提供的数字吧？

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The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying the expulsions are an obvious provocation by forces opposed to improvement of Russian-NATO relations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

South Korea's defense ministry tells VOA News that plans to send tens of thousands of leaflets northward by ballon have been delayed because of wind conditions, but they could go aloft as early as Thursday.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26

The soldier was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

CNN: French police arrest suspect in soldier's stabbing

The soldier, 23, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

CNN: French soldier stabbed while on patrol

The Afghan Ministry of Defense said hundreds of militant fighters surrounded two outposts in the attack.

CNN: 8 U.S. troops killed in battle with militants in Afghanistan