Japan ruling bloc pushes "conspiracy" bill through lower house panel

Japan ruling bloc pushes "conspiracy" bill through lower house panel

Japanese opposition lawmakers storm the podium of Junji Suzuki, chairman of the House of Representatives' Committee on Judicial Affairs, in Tokyo on May 19, 2017, to protest the railroading of a controversial bill that allows punishment for planning serious crimes. Suzuki belongs to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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