Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama said Wednesday the main opposition party will terminate the antiterrorism refueling mission by the Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Indian Ocean in January, when the law for the mission expires, if it wins power in the Aug. 30 general election.

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