Reuters, 14/09 16:29 CET
TOKYO (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters
rallied in Tokyo against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s security policy on
Monday as the government aims to enact legislation this month that would
allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World
War Two.
Participants including Nobel literature laureate
Kenzaburo Oe and leaders of main opposition parties gathered in front of
the parliament building, waving glow sticks and holding up placards
reading “no war” and “scrap war legislation.”
Protesters broke through metal barriers after scuffling with police and streamed onto the street in front of parliament.
Organisers said the protesters numbered 45,000. A police
spokesman said the Metropolitan Police Department did not give estimates
for the size of the protest.
A similar rally on Sunday, Aug. 30 attracted about 120,000 people, according to the organizers.
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Source: Euronews
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