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shenmue

(38,501 posts)
Sun Jun 29, 2014, 12:43 PM Jun 2014

Japanese man sets fire to self, in protest of proposed law to deploy military overseas

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28077429



From the article:

The US-drafted constitution bans war and "the threat or use of force" to settle international disputes.

Witnesses said the middle-aged man, wearing a suit and tie, climbed onto a pedestrian bridge at Tokyo's Shinjuku station.
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