Questions and Answers on the "Conspiracy Crime" Bill at the House of Councillors Legal Affairs Committee Meeting

May 30, 3017, Tokyo, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, seated at right, fails to stifle a yawn while Justice Minister Katsutoshi Kaneda explains the aim of the so-called "conspiracy bill" during an Upper House Justice Committee session in the Diet in Tokyo on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. The lower chamber approved the bill allowing authorities to punish those found guilty of planning serious crimes, legislation that opponents say could be used to punish those found guilty of planning serious crimes. The lower chamber approved the bill allowing authorities to punish those found guilty of planning serious crimes, legislation that opponents say could be used to undermine basic civil liberties, but the proposed legislation still requires upper house approval. Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-