Education reform bills set to clear Diet Wed.

Education reform bills set to clear Diet Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - A set of three government-sponsored bills for education reform are approved at an upper house committee amid opposition protest on June 19. The bills are likely to clear the Diet (parliament) on June 20.

Upper house starts deliberations on education reform bills

Upper house starts deliberations on education reform bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in response to an opposition member during a plenary session of the House of Councillors as the upper chamber starts deliberating a set of three education reform bills proposed by the coalition government.

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), flanked by his Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma (L) and Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R), claps after the House of Representatives approved a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade.

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives approves a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade.

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on May 18 as the House of Representatives approved the same day a set of three education reform bills aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade.

Lower house panel approves 3 education bills

Lower house panel approves 3 education bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the New Komeito party, stand to show their approval of a set of three education reform bills in a session of the House of Representatives' Special Committee on Rebuilding Education on May 17. The bills are set to pass through the lower house plenary session on May 18 before being sent to the House of Councillors.

Lower house panel approves 3 education bills

Lower house panel approves 3 education bills

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the New Komeito party, stand to show their approval of a set of three education reform bills in a session of the House of Representatives' Special Committee on Rebuilding Education on May 17. The bills are set to pass through the lower house plenary session on May 18 before being sent to the House of Councillors. (Kyodo)

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Representatives approves a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade. (Kyodo)

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), flanked by his Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma (L) and Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R), claps after the House of Representatives approved a set of three education reform bills during a plenary session on May 18. The bills are aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade. (Kyodo)

Upper house starts deliberations on education reform bills

Upper house starts deliberations on education reform bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in response to an opposition member during a plenary session of the House of Councillors as the upper chamber starts deliberating a set of three education reform bills proposed by the coalition government. (Kyodo)

Education reform bills set to clear Diet Wed.

Education reform bills set to clear Diet Wed.

TOKYO, Japan - A set of three government-sponsored bills for education reform are approved at an upper house committee amid opposition protest on June 19. The bills are likely to clear the Diet (parliament) on June 20. (Kyodo)

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

3 education bills clear lower house, certain to become law

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on May 18 as the House of Representatives approved the same day a set of three education reform bills aimed at instilling patriotism during compulsory education, reinforcing state control over local education boards and requiring teachers to renew their licenses every decade. (Kyodo)