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A woman wears a mask outside the National Diet in Tokyo on July 15, 2015 to protest against the controversial security bills which would expand the remit of the country's armed forces, approved by the ruling lawmakers at the parliamentary committee discussion. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made another pitch on July 15 for security bills which would beef up Japan's military, as he pushed legislation through a key panel despite surging public and parliamentary opposition. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP) (Photo by YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)