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Tens of Thousands Protest New Security Bill

Tens of thousands of people rallied outside Japan’s parliament on Sunday to protest over a new security bill. Activists Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy organised the August 30 protest and a series of weekly rallies over the bill which could allow the Japan Self-Defense Forces to be deployed overseas in combat operations for the first time since World War Two.

These videos show the scene outside the National Diet. Credit: Instagram/sealds_jpn