Diet deliberations on Japan's security legislation begin

Diet deliberations on Japan's security legislation begin

People protest in front of the parliament building in Tokyo on May 26, 2015, as Diet deliberations on Japan's security legislation commence. The ruling and opposition camps faced off over bills that, if passed, would expand the scope of overseas operations by the Self-Defense Forces and mark a major change to Japan's postwar security policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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