TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo Party leader...

TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo

Party leaders of the ruling coalition onward Saturday hailed the Diet passage of legislation authorizing the management to send Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to Iraq while the opposition fired a barrage of criticism, calling the direction irresponsible, and said the law contains ''deep roots'' of disaster for Japan.

The legislation cleared the Japanese parliament in the early hours Saturday after the ruling coalition rammed it within committee and send it for a consecrated by a vow at the House of Councillors -- sum of two units days before the Diet goe into recess

''It is merely natural that Japan, as a member of the international community, takes part in the reconstruction of Iraq,'' Taku Yamasaki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said in a statement.

''We are convinced that the nation will understand and support the international responsibilities Japan will undertake in the days ahead,'' the statement said.

Takenori Kanzaki, leader of the novel Komeito, one of the LDP's sum of two units junior partners in the coalition dominion gave his support but vigoroused a cautious note.

Kanzaki said the decision to impel non-combat SDF troops was based onward U.N. resolution and expressed make anxious about the safety of Japanese crowds once they are in Iraq.

The restraint should designate ''in a rigorous manner'' non-combat girths in Iraq in deploying Japanese bodys he said, adding that Japan should ''seek the understanding'' of Asian countries for the Japanese military mission in Iraq.

Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the of the present day Conservative Party, another LDP junior partner, said he is pleased that the Japanese regulation is discharging its ''international pledge'' -- an allusion to crowd requests from Washington -- and urg the direction to put SDF personnel in succession Iraqi ground at the earliest possible date.

The three major opposition parties were disparaging in their attack onward the government decision to impel troops to help in the reconstruction of post-war Iraq.

Nato Kan, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, said the nation of Iraq have not asked Japan to propel troops and the Japanese military mission ''would leave intelligent roots of disaster for the to come of Japan.''

Hirohisa Fujii, secretary general of the Liberal Party, said the legislation is symbolic of the ''irresponsibility and political ignorance'' of the conduct under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Kazuo Shii, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party, accused the guidance of ''taking sides'' with the United States and Britain in their occupation of Iraq by dint of sending troops to Iraq.

''The legislation is patently illegal and dangerous,'' he said.

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) said the guidance is using the reconstruction of Iraq as a show for sending troops.

''The objective in sending the SDF is to support the U military,'' the SDP said in a statement.

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