Protest against enhanced role for Japan's armed forces

OSAKA, Japan - People protest in front of the Liberal Democratic Party branch office in Osaka, Japan, on July 1, 2014, against the Cabinet's decision to allow the Self-Defense Forces to defend allies under armed attack in collective self-defense. The decision marked a departure from Japan's postwar security policy despite criticism that its pacifist credo would be in danger. (Kyodo)

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