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SECURITY BILLS

Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Aug 16, 2016
SEALDs leaves door open for future activities
A day after the breakup of SEALDs, Japan¡¯s iconic pro-democracy students¡¯ group, members left the door open Tuesday for similar initiatives in the future.
Japan Times
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Dec 15, 2015
SEALDs members¡¯ next step ¡ª launching a think tank
Members of the student group that ignited a massive wave of youth protests last summer against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s security bills are embarking on a new project.
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Nov 9, 2015
After controversial security laws comment, Doshisha president loses re-election bid
Koji Murata, the president of Doshisha University in Kyoto Prefecture who drew flak in July for supporting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s security legislation, has lost his bid for re-election.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Oct 14, 2015
Opposition contests chaotic Upper House vote, assails LDP for amending record of events
Was the vote valid?
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Oct 3, 2015
Unclear on the concept
What are all these people (in front of the Diet) protesting about?
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Sep 19, 2015
Japanese voice frustration, resignation over security shake-up
Members of the public interviewed in and around Tokyo on Saturday expressed disappointment and resignation following the Diet¡¯s enactment of the security bills in the early hours.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 19, 2015
On the security bills, let me keep out of it
Though writing about the security bill, I will not mention my own opinion. I am, in fact, opposed to the oxymoronic approach called ¡°collective self-defense,¡± but I will not tell you so.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 19, 2015
Diet enacts security laws, marking Japan¡¯s departure from pacifism
Following boisterous confrontations in the Diet and more than three days of public protest, the Upper House finally enacted two divisive security laws early Saturday that will mark a significant departure from Japan¡¯s postwar pacifism.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 18, 2015
Main elements of Abe¡¯s security legislation
The Upper House is expected to enact laws that could allow Japanese troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War II. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the changes are needed to address new challenges, including China¡¯s growing military assertiveness. Critics say the laws violate the pacifist...
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 18, 2015
Ruling bloc on verge of enacting security laws
The battle over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s publicly divisive security bills enters its final phase as the Upper House shrugs off the opposition¡¯s latest tricks and prepares to vote.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2015
Security policy set the wrong way
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has rammed his security legislation through the Diet, public opposition be damned.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 17, 2015
Opposition parties¡¯ delaying tactics throw Diet into chaos
In an Upper House meeting rife with heckling and wrestling, two disputed security bills are bulldozed through committee, paving the way for enactment by the ruling bloc.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 16, 2015
Government cries foul over use of term ¡®forcible voting¡¯ as security bills debate heats up
As the political battle over two contentious government-sponsored security bills at the Diet enters its final stage, a propaganda war broke out Wednesday between the government and opposition parties.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2015
Japan¡¯s defense reform tarnished by low public support, unconvincing sales pitch
The ruling bloc¡¯s effort to pass a pair of controversial security bills has failed in an important respect: to win public support.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 16, 2015
Protesters rally as contentious security bills near passage
Crowds of protesters rallied on Wednesday as the Diet moved closer to passing bills for a defense policy change that could allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II, despite opposition by many ordinary voters.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 15, 2015
Ruling bloc, three small opposition parties agree on security bills
The ruling bloc and three small opposition parties have basically agreed to have Prime Minister Shinzo Abe¡¯s national security bills accompanied by a resolution to ensure a greater role for the Diet in approving Self-Defense Forces dispatches abroad, and to vote on them, according to informed sources....
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 15, 2015
Security bills won¡¯t allow for Hormuz minesweeping, Abe says
The administration does not view minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz as one of the possible actions that the Self-Defense Forces would carry out if the national security bills are enacted, according to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2015
Dubious peacekeeping law revision
Proposed revisions to the United Nations peacekeeping law contained in the security bills now in the Diet contain serious ramifications for the Self-Defense Forces.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 9, 2015
Forget Germany ¡ª Japan must deal with WWII its own way
The onus is on the Japanese to find their own form of moral atonement — and convey it to the world.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Sep 4, 2015
Opposition leaders pledge last-ditch efforts to block security bills
The leaders of six opposition parties Friday agreed to form a united front in trying to prevent the ruling camp bulldozing two contentious security bills into law.
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Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
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Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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