Security-Related Bills
passed by a special committee of the House of Representatives
Aki Okuda a leader of the Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy-s (SEALDs) protests against the change of the Japan's policy of self-defense outside the Parliament building on July 15, 2015, Tokyo, Japan. The reinterpretation of Article 9 which would enable the nation's troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War II, has been approved by a lower house panel on Wednesday, even with the opposition from a majority of ordinary voters. Over 20,000 people gathered outside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's residence in central Tokyo on Tuesday night to voice against the proposed new security bill for Japan. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)