Japan's new security laws to take effect March 29

Japan's new security laws to take effect March 29

(From L) Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Nobuteru Ishihara, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Taro Aso and Shigeru Ishiba, minister in charge of vitalizing local economies, attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on March 22, 2016. The Cabinet decided that new national security laws, which mark a major shift in Japan's postwar security policy, will take effect March 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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