Cabinet Opens Door For SDF To Use Force Abroad Despite Huge Protest

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - JULY 01: Protesters shout their opposition to the Abe Cabinet's move to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense on July 1, 2014 in Fukushima, Japan. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approved changes to Japan's postwar security policy that could lead to the Self-Defense Forces' use of military force in overseas battles. The Cabinet approved a document that revises the government's interpretation of war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)