Japan enacts legislation for major shift in postwar security policy

Japan enacts legislation for major shift in postwar security policy

The House of Councillors in Tokyo enacts legislation aimed at expanding the role of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces overseas at 2:18 a.m. on Sept. 19, 2015, despite strong protests from opposition lawmakers and some voters against the major shift in the country's postwar security policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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