10-hour relay against security bills held in Kyoto

10-hour relay against security bills held in Kyoto

Chairman of the Kyoto Bar Association, Tetsuro Shirahama, takes the microphone as the first speaker in a 10-hour relay speech in Kyoto on Sept. 16, 2015, in protest against the government-sponsored security bills. Students, college teachers and mothers were invited to voice their opposition to the bills aimed at expanding the Self-Defense Forces' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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