Law change amid mass protests marks biggest shift in foreign and military policy since end of second world warJapan has passed controversial security bills that will allow the country’s troops to fight abroad for the first time since the second world war,despite widespread voter opposition and mass protests in central Tokyo.
MPs in the upper house of parliament passed the legislation in the early hours of Saturday morning Japanese time, following days of tall political drama marked by scuffles, and delaying tactics and fierce exchanges on the floor of the chamber.
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Source: theguardian.com