Japan’s parliament panel greenlights military deployment law

‘Despite mass protests, a key panel of Japan’s parliament has approved legislation concerning the deployment of the country’s troops abroad. If the bill gets the MP’s nod on Thursday, this may leave the country’s pacifist post-WWII policies in the past.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his party are set to gain a victory over the pacifists in parliament, as the bill on the country’s Self Defense Forces’ (SDF) deployment abroad, has passed the special committee – notwithstanding a fierce protest from opposition parties.

“Unfortunately, the Japanese people still don’t have a substantial understanding” of the bills, AFP cited Japanese prime minister as saying on Wednesday. “I will work harder so public understanding would deepen further.”’

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