08 April 2017

News Story: Protesters say 'anti-conspiracy' bill aims to suppress anti-government demonstrations

Thousands of people gathered in Tokyo to protest the so-called "anti-conspiracy bill" hours after the government submitted the bill to the House of Representatives on April 6.

The group Kyobozai NO! Jikko Iinkai (Committee saying no to the anti-conspiracy bill) and multiple other civic organizations held a rally at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall, after which participants marched through the streets of Japan's capital calling for the bill to be scrapped. According to event organizers, some 3,700 people took part.

Read the full story at The Mainichi