Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Aegis destoryer Kongo (L) and destroyer Sawagiri are at anchor in a MSDF naval base in the southwestern city of Sasebo, Japan, on November 16, 2001. Japan was poised on Friday to approve a landmark plan for its military to provide non-combat support for the US-led war in Afghanistan, but attention was already turning to what comes after the Taliban's rout. —REUTERS