Massive Protest Against Japanese Military Legislation

Tens of thousands of Japanese gathered near parliament in Tokyo Sunday to protest legislation that would authorize the military to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two. In one of the largest protests in Japan in recent years, crowds chanted "No war" and "Abe, quit" as a number of police tried to maintain order. The Tokyo protest was one of hundreds planned across Japan against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's security policy and plan to modify the...

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