DPJ chief Okada voices concern about gov't security policy

DPJ chief Okada voices concern about gov't security policy

Katsuya Okada, head of the biggest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, voices concern over the government's pursuit of security legislation to give the Self-Defense Forces a greater role in overseas operations during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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