Down with railroading of the “War Bill”: People protest in front of the Parliament House

In the afternoon of July 15, 2015, the unconstitutional “War Bill” was forcefully passed at the special committee of the House of Representatives. The forcible passage angered many demonstrators in front of the Parliament House. They never stopped chanting, “Down with the War Bill!” and “Down with Abe!” A university student who joined the protest for the first time angrily said, “Why doesn’t the government listen to the people?” NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, failed to report the discussions at the committee, so it was deluged with protest calls. The broadcasting station mentioned the reason of not having reported the discussions as a “comprehensive judgment”, but it was definitely complicit in the passage of the “War Bill”. The people’s protest never stopped. (M)

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「強行採決糾弾」の大コール～国会正門前に怒りの市民が結集

7月15日昼すぎ、衆議院特別委員会で「戦争法案」が強行採決された。国会正門前を埋めたたくさんの人々から、激しい怒りの声が上がった。「採決糾弾」「安倍はやめろ」の大コールは止むことがなかった。この日初めて参加した大学生は「政府は国民の声を聞かないのか」と憤る。また、NHKが午前の締めくくり審議を中継しなかったため、抗議電話がNHKに殺到した。「総合的な判断」と中継しない理由を広報が述べていたが、NHKが今回の「戦争法案」成立に加担した「罪」は重い。国会周辺には続々と抗議の市民が集まっており、夜には大抗議行動が予定されている。（M）