OSAKA – Members of citizens’ groups — including student activists based in western Japan — launched a coalition Monday to support candidates in this summer’s Upper House election who pledge to scrap the controversial security laws.
The Kansai branch of Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy (SEALDs), which gained prominence last year as part of a growing protest movement against the security legislation, is among the parties to the network.
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