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September 17, 2015

Japan: Officials Move to Rewrite Pacifist Constitution amid Protest 
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In Japan, lawmakers have taken a step toward enacting legislation that
would allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since
World War II. The bill was approved by an upper house panel after
opposition lawmakers tried to physically block the vote. This comes
after thousands of people protested outside the Japanese Parliament for
a third consecutive day Wednesday calling for the legislation to be
scrapped and for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to resign.

 

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