Opposition camp struggling to block vote on security bills

Opposition camp struggling to block vote on security bills

Opposition lawmakers storm Yoshitada Konoike (far L), who chairs a House of Councillors panel on controversial security bills, at a parliamentary chamber in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015, making last-ditch efforts to prevent Japan's ruling parties from moving for a vote on the bills designed to expand the scope of Japanese troops' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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