Friday, July 17, 2015

#JAPAN: Diet Passes Military Reform Bill Allowing Expanded Role Amid Protests

[world politics news]


The Diet has passed a military reform bill amid anger from opposition lawmakers. The bill expands the scope of Self-Defense Forces' missions overseas, which has been restricted since the end of World War II. Earlier, lawmakers mobbed committee chairman Yasukazu Hamada during a committee hearing seeking to halt the voting.

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