02:05Japan: Protesters scuffle with police during anti-military protest
Hundreds of people gathered outside the National Diet in Tokyo, Tuesday, to protest against recent changes in military legislation. Police made a handful of arrests as they scuffled with the crowd.
The rally comes as protests mount across the country against the changes that were introduced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, facilitating the expansion of Japan's military presence and allowing overseas deployment for the first time since WWII. The new law would allow the use of force in order to defend allies if they were under attack.
The new legislation has already been approved by Japan's lower house of parliament and now the bills are expected to be endorsed by the upper chamber. If the upper chamber fails to pass them within 60 days, they will be returned to the lower house, where the Japanese prime minister's ruling coalition can ratify them if two-thirds of the chamber members back it.
02:05Hundreds of people gathered outside the National Diet in Tokyo, Tuesday, to protest against recent changes in military legislation. Police made a handful of arrests as they scuffled with the crowd.
The rally comes as protests mount across the country against the changes that were introduced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, facilitating the expansion of Japan's military presence and allowing overseas deployment for the first time since WWII. The new law would allow the use of force in order to defend allies if they were under attack.
The new legislation has already been approved by Japan's lower house of parliament and now the bills are expected to be endorsed by the upper chamber. If the upper chamber fails to pass them within 60 days, they will be returned to the lower house, where the Japanese prime minister's ruling coalition can ratify them if two-thirds of the chamber members back it.