Outrage over controversial security bills in Japan
By Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT, Published: 2015-07-15 23:48:07
A protester’s sign reads, “If the security bills get passed, Japan may face war again.” Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
Editor's Note:
A special committee of the Japanese parliament’s lower house approved a series of controversial security - related bills submitted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan, on July 15, 2015. Thousands of Japanese staged a protest outside parliament.

A Japanese man expresses his opposition to the security bills. Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
A male protester holds up a sign that reads, ‘Looking forward to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s resignation’. Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
Groups of women participate in the protest march against controversial security bills in Tokyo on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
Japanese monks hold banners to protest the controversial security- related bills. Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
A Japanese protester holds up a sign which reads, “Abe – Fake right, true traitor.” Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT
Protesters chant while a sign says, “ No to Abe!” Photo: Catherine Wong Tsoi-lai/GT