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), gather at the Diet on Sept. 18, 2015, as the ruling bloc aims to pass controversial security bills in the House of Councillors plenary session. They agreed to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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