TOKYO: Japan passed a controversial anti-terror law that sparked street protests and warnings from critics that it would stomp on citizens’ privacy rights and lead to over-the-top police surveillance.
The upper house of parliament passed the conspiracy Bill early yesterday after a full night of debate by sleepy parliamentarians and unsuccessful efforts on the part of Japan’s weak opposition to block it.
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