Citizens brave rain to continue protest against security bills

Citizens brave rain to continue protest against security bills

Photo taken in the morning of Sept. 17, 2015, shows opponents of government-proposed security bills staging a rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo in the rain. Political wrangling continued in parliament with opposition parties making last-ditch efforts to prevent ruling parties from moving for a vote on the contentious bills designed to expand the scope of Japanese troops' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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