Experts show different views on security bills

Experts show different views on security bills

Hosei University Professor Jiro Yamaguchi attends a public hearing of the lower house special panel on the government-sponsored security bills on July 13, 2015, in Tokyo. While the ruling bloc aims to hold a vote on the controversial bills and ram them through the lower house soon, Yamaguchi said the bills are against the pacifist Constitution as they will lead Japan to deviate from its exclusively defense-oriented policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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