Opposition camp struggling to block vote on security bills

Leaders of two ruling and three opposition parties in Japan, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R), shake hands at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2015, as they agreed to ensure through Cabinet approval a greater role for the Diet in approving the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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