Protesters rally at Diet building against security bills

Protesters rally at Diet building against security bills

Hundreds of thousands of people gather at the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2015, to protest against the government's security bills that would allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense and the expand overseas operations of the Self-Defense Forces. According to organizers, about 120,000 people gathered. The bills are under deliberation in the House of Councillors, after the ruling parties voted them through in the House of Representative in July amid an opposition walkout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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