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July 16, 2015

Japan: 100,000 Protest Push to Rewrite Pacifist Constitution 
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Japan's lower house of parliament has approved legislation to allow
Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II.
The vote came one day after as many as 100,000 people gathered near the
parliament to protest the move. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has
pushed for the nation's pacifist constitution to be rewritten.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: "The security situation surrounding Japan is
becoming increasingly challenging. With this in mind, it is an
absolutely necessary legislation to protect the lives of the Japanese
and also to prevent the country from going to war."

 

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