Senior ruling bloc lawmakers discuss collective self-defense

Senior ruling bloc lawmakers discuss collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura (R) attends a meeting of the ruling party lawmakers, together with the New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa (C) and Secretary General Yoshihisa Inoue on June 20, 2014, in Tokyo. The LDP proposed Japan should participate in U.N. collective security operations that enable member states to defend each other against attacks, causing a backlash from the coalition partner against what would be a departure from the country's postwar policy.

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