Japan's security bills clear upper house panel

Japan's security bills clear upper house panel

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2015, shows turmoil in a Diet chamber in Tokyo as Japan's ruling parties 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

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