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Japanese Protest for 2nd Day Against Rewriting Pacifist Constitution

HeadlineSep 16, 2015

In Japan, thousands marched outside the Japanese Parliament for a second consecutive day to protest the plan to rewrite Japan’s pacifist constitution to allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II. Protesters demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has pushed the new legislation. One of the protesters spoke out.

Bohyun Lee: “I came because all I care about is peace between Asian nations, and I think the security bills doesn’t produce that.”

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