Controversial Japan security bills clear upper house panel

Controversial Japan security bills clear upper house panel

(From back) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe watch as lawmakers of the ruling and opposition camps clash during a session of a House of Councillors special committee on security bills in the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015. The ruling camp majority passed the bills, which would greatly expand the role of Japan's Self-Defense Forces abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000077204
  • Registered date
  • 2015/9/17 17:55:45
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1746 × 2256 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 472.26(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    China backs Japan protesters' views over security bills

    China backs Japan protesters' views over security bills

    Hong Lei, a spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks at a regular press briefing at the ministry in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2015. "We hope that Japan listens to the righteous calls of its own people, learns from the lessons of history and sticks to the path of peaceful development," Hong said in reference to Japanese opposition lawmakers and protesters trying to block final approval of security bills that could allow the country's troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
      Opponents of security bills demonstrate near parliament

      Opponents of security bills demonstrate near parliament

      Opponents of controversial bills that would mark a major shift in Japan's postwar security policy demonstrate near the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2015, as opposition parties make last-ditch efforts to block enactment of the legislation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
        Opponents of security bills demonstrate near parliament

        Opponents of security bills demonstrate near parliament

        Opponents of controversial bills that would mark a major shift in Japan's postwar security policy demonstrate near the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2015, as opposition parties make last-ditch efforts to block enactment of the legislation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
          Opponents of security bills demonstrate near parliament

          Opponents of security bills demonstrate near parliament

          Opponents of controversial bills that would mark a major shift in Japan's postwar security policy demonstrate near the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2015, as opposition parties make last-ditch efforts to block enactment of the legislation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
            Ruling bloc aims to enact security bills

            Ruling bloc aims to enact security bills

            Japan's upper house lawmakers cast ballots in a censure motion against House of Councillors President Masaaki Yamazaki during its plenary session on Sept. 18, 2015. The motion submitted by the opposition bloc, aimed at preventing final voting on controversial security bills, was eventually rejected. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
              Citizens continue demonstrations against security bills

              Citizens continue demonstrations against security bills

              People gather in the rain in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2015, a day after the ruling camp passed security bills through a House of Councillors panel despite strong protests from opposition lawmakers, paving the way for enactment of legislation that could for the first time since World War II enable Japanese troops to fight overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Japan's controversial security bills clear upper house panel

                Japan's controversial security bills clear upper house panel

                People in Beijing purchase newspapers, which reported on Sept. 18, 2015, that Japan's ruling camp had passed controversial security bills during a House of Councillors panel session despite strong protests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Citizens continue demonstrations against security bills

                  Citizens continue demonstrations against security bills

                  People gather in the rain in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2015, a day after the ruling camp passed security bills through a House of Councillors panel despite strong protests from opposition lawmakers, paving the way for enactment of legislation that could for the first time since World War II enable Japanese troops to fight overseas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Japan's controversial security bills clear upper house panel

                    Japan's controversial security bills clear upper house panel

                    Photo shows South Korean newspapers, which reported on Sept. 18, 2015, that Japan's ruling camp passed controversial security bills during a House of Councillors panel session despite strong protests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                      Ruling bloc aims to enact security bills

                      Ruling bloc aims to enact security bills

                      Leaders of five opposition parties, including Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada (C), attend a press conference at the Diet on Sept. 18, 2015, following their talks. They agreed to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the ruling bloc aims to pass controversial security bills in the House of Councillors plenary session. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo