Antipiracy law authorizing SDF protection of any ship enacted

Antipiracy law authorizing SDF protection of any ship enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives cast their ballots on an antipiracy law during a plenary session on June 19. The bill authorizing the Self-Defense Forces to protect any commercial ship from pirates, regardless of a Japanese connection, was enacted after the lower house approved it for a second time following the voting down by the House of Councillors.

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