Japan took a historic step away from its post-war pacifism by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since 1945.
Japan drops pacifist stance
A protester holds her smartphone displaying the phrase "NO WAR" at a rally against Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to expand Japan's military role in front of Abe's official residence in Tokyo. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
Published Jul 1, 2014
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