Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Opposition lawmakers and ruling lawmakers mob around Yoshitada Konoike (unseen), chairman of the upper chamber special committee on security legislation, as ruling parties lawmakers try to pass security bills during the special committee at Japan\'s parliament in Tokyo, Japan, 17 September 2015. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA \n\n撮影日:2015年09月17日 (credit:EPA=時事)
Opposition lawmaker Yukihiro Knishi (C) gets a punch from ruling lawmaker Masahisa Sato (R) as they mob around Yoshitada Konoike (unseen), chairman of the upper chamber special committee on security legislation for passing security bills during the special committee at Japan\'s parliament in Tokyo, Japan, 17 September 2015. EPA/KIMIMASA MAYAMA \n\n撮影日:2015年09月17日 (credit:EPA = 時事通信社)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers fight over a microphone at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)
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Japanese ruling and opposition lawmakers scuffle at the Upper House\'s ad hoc committee session for the controversial security bills at the National Diet in Tokyo on September 17, 2015. Japanese lawmakers came to blows as they tried -- and failed -- to stop the passage of a security bill that could see the military fight abroad for the first time in decades. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO via Getty Images)