評論
打印
Japan's new security laws took effect on Tuesday, enabling its troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two. The laws largely expand the role of the Self-Defense Forces overseas.
日本新安保法案周二正式生效，二戰后首次允許其軍隊進行海外作戰。新法案很大程度地擴大日本自衛隊的海外職權范圍。
The country is now allowed to exercise the right to collective self-defense -- or coming to the aid of the United States and other nations under armed attack, even if Japan itself is not. But the law remains controversial among members of the public, who fear it could erode Japan's post-war pacifism. Hundreds of people, including high school students, joined protests across the country over the weekend.
該國如今可以行使集體自衛權，即日本可以在美國或其他盟國遭受武裝襲擊時提供支援，及時日本本身未受攻擊。但是該法案目前仍在日本大眾當中飽受爭議，他們擔心這將打破日本戰后和平主義的基本原則。本周末，日本全國范圍內有數百名群眾，包括高中生，舉行了抗議活動。
A survey conducted by Japan's Kyodo news agency indicates nearly half of the population voted "No" for the change.
日本共同通訊社進行的一項調查表明將近日本人對這一變化持反對態度。
