Japan lower house OKs security bills amid opposition boycott

Japan lower house OKs security bills amid opposition boycott

A man shouts into a microphone as people rally around the Diet building in Tokyo on July 16, 2015, to protest against the controversial security bills that were pushed through by the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Komeito party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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