Japan ruling camp rams security bills through Diet panel

Japan ruling camp rams security bills through Diet panel

Lawmakers of Japan's ruling coalition stand up to approve controversial security bills, while opposition lawmakers hold placards and yell at the chairman of a House of Representatives panel, when the bills were put to a vote at the Diet in Tokyo on July 15, 2015. The bills, which would allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, passed the panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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