Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laughs as opposition Democratic Party of Japan secretary general Yukio Edano questions on the controversial national security legislation bill during the lower house plenary session of the diet on May 26, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Remarks by Abe administration officials on the possibility of Japan attacking enemy bases sparked confusion before nuts-and-bolts deliberations on national security legislation began in the Diet. The legislation is designed to expand Japan's security role around the world and allow the nation to exercise the right to collective self-defense, a measure that had been banned until the Abe Cabinet reinterpreted the war-renouncing Constitution in July 2014.
{"Image ImageDescription": "TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 26:     Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laughs as opposition Democratic Party of Japan secretary general Yukio Edano questions on the controversial national security legislation bill during the lower house plenary session of the diet on May 26, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. Remarks by Abe administration officials on the possibility of Japan attacking enemy bases sparked confusion before nuts-and-bolts deliberations on national security legislation began in the Diet. The legislation is designed to expand Japan's security role around the world and allow the nation to exercise the right to collective self-defense, a measure that had been banned until the Abe Cabinet reinterpreted the war-renouncing Constitution in July 2014.  (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2015 The Asahi Shimbun"}