Anti-security legislation rally held in Okinawa

Anti-security legislation rally held in Okinawa

People gather in front of the Okinawa prefectural office in Naha on March 29, 2016 to protest against Japan's new security laws that took effect the same day, enabling Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War II in a landmark defense policy shift in a country with a war-renouncing Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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