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Tue Sep 1, 2015, 06:42 AM Sep 2015

120,000 rally against Japanese security bill



120,000 rally against Japanese security bill
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Published on Aug 30, 2015

Tens of thousands of protesters spent the day in Tokyo.They want Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stop pushing through legislation that would allow the Japanese to provide military aid to their allies.The protests come as China, Japan and other nations mark the end of World War II.

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BBC News Japan military law changes draw protests
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Published on Aug 30, 2015

Thousands of people have protested outside of Japan's parliament against new legislation that would allow the military to deploy overseas.

The changes would allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War Two.

Yalda Hakim reports from Tokyo.

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