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

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 01: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference after the Cabinet approved a document that changes the government's interpretation of the Constitution at his official residence on July 1, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.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)