Storm brews over Japan’s new security laws
On 16 July 2015 Japan’s lower house passed a package of security related-bills in a vote that was boycotted by opposition parties as tens of thousands protested outside the Diet.
Under the Article 9 ‘peace clause’ of its post-war constitution, Japan foreswears the use of military force as a means of settling international disputes. The Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) are restricted from using force unless directly attacked and are limited to the minimum level necessary to defend Japan.
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