Protesters rally across Japan against controversial security bills

Protesters rally across Japan against controversial security bills

Katsuya Okada, head of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, gives a speech at a rally in front of the Diet building in central Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2015, which was held to call for the scrapping of controversial security legislation. Similar rallies were held at more than 200 locations across Japan the same day, attracting students, mothers and other protesters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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