Citizens stage protests as conspiracy law rammed through Diet

Citizens stage protests as conspiracy law rammed through Diet

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Protesters gather in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on the night of June 15, 2017, demonstrating against the ruling parties' steamrolling through the Diet of a controversial law to criminalize the planning of serious crimes.

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