Professors protest against U.S.-Japan defense guidelines

Professors protest against U.S.-Japan defense guidelines

Holding placards and banners, some 100 college professors from around the country stage a protest march in front of the Diet on March 29 calling for an abolition of the new U.S.-Japan defense cooperation guidelines bills currently being discussed in the House of Representatives. They are seeking to collect 3,000 signatures from academics to support their campaign.

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