ally if it hadn’t sent troops,” said Yoshitomi, recalling the shame he felt watching Japanese personnel build snowmen as U.S.-led coalition soldiers fought to evict the Iraqi army from the Kuwaiti desert. “They asked how Japan could be a true U.S. On another TV, local news showed Japanese troops sculpting ice figures at a snow festival. But the Americans appeared distracted, watching the conflict live on CNN. ![]() officers at a military facility in Tokyo. ![]() ![]() TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - As the first Gulf War raged in February 1991, Japanese army major Nozomu Yoshitomi was supposed to be playing war games with U.S.
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