Protests held across Japan against "Abe's politics"

Protests held across Japan against "Abe's politics"

People hold papers bearing the message "We will not tolerate Abe's politics" outside Yasaka Shrine in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on July 18, 2015. Similar protests were held across Japan that day to express opposition to a government plan to give Japan's Self-Defense Forces a greater role in overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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