Japan's parliament approves law giving greater role to military
Japan's parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the...
View ArticleJapan parliament OKs security bills increasing military’s role
The approval at the upper house in the early hours of Saturday makes the legislation law, loosening post-World War II constraints on use of force by the military to its own self-defense only. The...
View ArticleJapan expands military's role, China decries move
TOKYO: Japan's parliament voted into law on Saturday a defence policy shift that could let troops fight overseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to loosen...
View ArticleJapanese parliament allows military to fight overseas for the first time...
Japan's parliament early Saturday approved contentious legislation that enhances the role of the country's military by loosening post-World War II constraints, after the ruling bloc defeated opposition...
View ArticleJapanese security bills allow greater military role
Tokyo — Japan’s parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the country’s military, giving it a greater role. The approval at the upper house in the early hours of Saturday...
View ArticleJapan Diet OKs security bills allowing greater military role
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the country's military, giving it a greater role. The approval at the upper house in the early hours of...
View ArticleJapan enhances military's role as security bills pass
TOKYO — Japan’s parliament has approved contentious legislation that enhances the role of the country’s military by loosening post-World War II constraints, as the ruling bloc defeated opposition...
View ArticleJapan enhances military’s role as security bills pass
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament early Saturday approved contentious legislation that enhances the role of the country’s military by loosening post-World War II constraints, after the ruling bloc...
View ArticleJapan's upper house committee passes controversial security bills
TOKYO - Japan's upper house committee on Thursday approved legislation for a security policy shift that would allow troops to fight abroad for...
View ArticleProtests delay vote by Japan’s ruling bloc on military bills
TOKYO — Japan’s parliament prepared Thursday for another battle of wills as opposition lawmakers persisted in blocking ruling-party bills aimed at increasing the military’s influence, a highly...
View ArticleJapan's military influence bills pushed through parliament
Japan's ruling party has pushed through bills that would increase the country's military influence. The move caused chaos in Japan's legislative chamber as opposition politicians surged towards the...
View ArticleClashes hit Japanese parliament over bills to raise power of the military
Tempers have frayed in Japan's parliament as opposition policy-makers kept up last-ditch efforts to block legislation that would increase the military's influence. The legislative stand-off is the...
View ArticleJapanese legislative committee approves security bills
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's ruling party pushed contentious security bills through a legislative committee Thursday, catching the opposition by surprise and causing chaos in the chamber. Opposition lawmakers...
View ArticleJapan's ruling bloc to vote on military bills amid protests
TOKYO (AP) Opposition lawmakers and thousands of demonstrators were staging last-ditch protests in a political showdown Wednesday as Japan's ruling party started a final push to pass security...
View ArticlePolitical fracas as Japan's ruling party forces security bills through committee
TOKYO — Japan's ruling party pushed contentious security bills through a legislative committee Thursday, catching the opposition by surprise and causing chaos in the chamber. Opposition lawmakers...
View ArticleFight breaks out in Japan's parliament over security bills
TOKYO -- Japan's ruling party pushed contentious security bills through a legislative committee Thursday, catching the opposition by surprise and causing chaos in the chamber. Opposition lawmakers...
View ArticleJapan Diet Panel to Vote on Military Bills Amid Protests
Associated Press TOKYO— Opposition lawmakers and thousands of protesters were making a last-ditch effort Wednesday to block a vote on security bills that would expand Japan's military role but that...
View ArticleProtests delay vote by Japan's ruling bloc on military bills
Japan's parliament braced Thursday for another battle of wills after opposition lawmakers used delaying tactics to block an upper house committee from meeting to approve bills that would expand the...
View ArticleJapan legislative committee approves security bills
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's ruling party has pushed contentious security bills through a legislative committee, catching the opposition by surprise and causing chaos in the chamber. Opposition lawmakers...
View ArticleProtests delay vote on bills to raise Japan military's clout
Click photo to enlarge Yoshitada Konoike, chairperson of the upper house committee, gestures as he waits for opening of a committee hearing at the upper house in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015....
View ArticleJapan's ruling party forces security bills through committee
Click photo to enlarge Japanese lawmakers scuffle during a committee voting of security bills at the upper house of the parliament in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Japan?s ruling Liberal Democratic...
View ArticleJapan ruling party in final push to expand role of military
Japan's parliament is moving toward final approval of legislation that would loosen post-World War II constraints placed on its military, an issue that has sparked sizeable...
View ArticleJapan opposition tries to halt vote on contentious security bills
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese opposition lawmakers were battling on Thursday to prevent a vote on security bills that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War...
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