Japan Conspiracy Bill Protest

Protesters shout slogans denouncing a pending anti-conspiracy bill during a rally in front of the National Diet building in Tokyo May 23, 2017. Japan is expected a passage of legislation to punish those found guilty of planning serious crimes is raising protests over potential expansion of state powers that critics fear could be used to undermine basic civil liberties. Tokyo says the legal changes are needed to ratify a U.N. treaty aimed at battling international organized crime and fighting terrorism, as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics. (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/NUR Photo) (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)