Japan ruling bloc OKs outline of security legislation

Japan ruling bloc OKs outline of security legislation

Senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior ruling coalition partner Komeito attend a meeting on security-related bills in Tokyo on March 20, 2015. The two parties reached a formal agreement on the outline of security legislation to expand the scope of overseas operations by the Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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