Japan Moves To Expand Its Military Reach

Under a bill approved by Japan's lower house of parliament today, the country's soldiers would be able to serve overseas for the first time since World War II. There were huge protests in the streets of Tokyo during the vote and opposition lawmakers walked out.

Shihoko Goto, senior associate for Northeast Asia at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, discusses the measure and its significance with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson.