Opponents of emergency bills hold rallies

Opponents of emergency bills hold rallies

TOKYO, Japan - Opponents of three bills for emergency legislation for responding to a foreign military attack on Japan hold rallies near the Diet building in Tokyo on April 16. About 600 people, including members of civic groups and labor unions, took part in one rally, denouncing the bills drafted by the government as being ''against the Constitution.''

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