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Protest against extension of special anti-terrorism legislation

Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima (front) and other protesters, holding candles, shout slogans during a protest rally against an extension of special anti-terrorism legislation in front of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo on September 11, 2007. Abe is girding for a showdown in parliament over naval back-up for US-led military operations in Afghanistan, but voters say they would rather he focused on pensions and healthcare. [Reuters]