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Thousands protest in front of Japanese parliament as set of security bills take effect

TOKYO,Japan (Reuters) — Thousands of people protested in front of the Japanese parliament on Tuesday evening (March 29), on the day laws loosening the limits of Japan’s pacifist constitution on its military took effect. Surveys showed the public remained divided over a change that allows Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two. The protesters held placards that read “Protect the constitution” and “Protect the lives of self-defense force personnel.” […]

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Japanese parliament condemns North Korea rocket launch, vows to impose stronger sanctions

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — The Japanese Parliament on Tuesday (February 9) adopted a resolution condemning North Korea’s rocket launch and vowed to impose stronger sanction against Pyongyang. “North Korea pushed ahead with the launch of a ballistic missile. It’s a conduct that can be never accepted and is a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council resolutions,” Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in parliament on Tuesday. North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket carrying […]

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Philippine’s Aquino addresses Japanese parliament, compares China to Nazi’s Germany

JUNE 4 (Reuters) — Philippines President Benigno Aquino addressed Japanese parliament on Wednesday (June 3), praising Japan’s post-war efforts as having gone beyond healing the wounds of World War Two, after earlier comparing China with Nazi Germany. “For your part, you have gone beyond fulfilling obligation to heal the wounds of the past, and acted with truly altruistic intentions. You rebuilt not only yourself but those of us who’ve been left further behind had it […]

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