Nakatani defends SDF's perceived overreach on security bills

Nakatani defends SDF's perceived overreach on security bills

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks in a session of a House of Councillors committee in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2015, to defend a perceived overreach by the Self-Defense Forces for preparing an internal document on troop activities under a new security posture before bills effecting them clear parliament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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