Citizens brave rain to continue protest against security bills

Citizens brave rain to continue protest against security bills

A woman joins a rally in front of the Diet on Sept. 17, 2015, against government-proposed security bills, together with her son 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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