Opposition camp struggling to block vote on security bills

Opposition camp struggling to block vote on security bills

Leaders of five opposition parties, including Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada (C), gather at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2015, with the aim of preventing the ruling bloc, led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, from moving for a vote on contentious security bills designed to expand the scope of Japanese troops' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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