(1)Lower house passes supplementary war contingency bills

(1)Lower house passes supplementary war contingency bills

TOKYO, Japan - A majority of House of Representatives members stand to pass a set of seven bills to supplement Japan's first war contingency legislation at a plenary session on May 20. Two of the seven bills are closely related to the operation of U.S. forces in Japan in the event of an attack on the country.

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