Protests continue across Japan as security bills pass lower house panel

Protesters rally on Sanjo Ohashi, a famous bridge across the Kamo River in Kyoto, western Japan, against a controversial government-proposed package of national security bills on July 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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