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		</div><p>Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved legislation that would allow an expanded role for the nation’s military in a vote boycotted by the opposition.</p>
<p>The vote came one day after Prime Minster Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc forced the bills through a committee despite intensifying protests.</p>
<p>Opposition politicians walked out after their party leaders made final speeches against the bills. Only members of the Japan Restoration Party voted for their counter-proposal and against the ruling party legislation.</p>
<p>Mr Abe wants to strengthen the military’s role to counter China’s growing presence in the region and contribute more to international peacekeeping efforts.</p>
<p>The legislation was crafted after his cabinet adopted a new interpretation of Japan’s pacifist constitution last year, which was drafted by the US and has been in place since a year after the end of the Second World War.</p>
<p>Opponents, including politicians, legal experts and academics, counter that the new interpretation is unconstitutional.</p>
<p>Polls show that about 80% of Japanese find the bills hard to swallow, and the majority of them say they think the legislation is unconstitutional.</p>
<p>The legislation now moves to the upper chamber of parliament for further debate and a vote within 60 days.</p>
<p>If the upper house votes down the legislation or fails to vote within 60 days, it will be sent back to the lower house for a final say. However, the approval virtually guarantees enactment of the legislation into law because the more powerful lower house’s decision overrides the upper chamber’s vote.</p>
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