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A Bunch of Japanese Politicians Got in a Fight During a Pacifism Debate

One guy even tried to yank away the chairman's microphone so he couldn't call for a vote.

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Japanese parliament turned into an all-out brawl on Thursday over a bill that would allow military forces to intervene in international conflicts and end 70 years of pacifism, the Guardian reports.

In a video, politicians who opposed the bill are seen pushing, shoving, and wrestling with one another on top of the committee chairman's desk. One guy even tried to yank away the chairman's microphone so he couldn't call for a vote.

Japan's pacifist constitution was first imposed by the United States following WWII, decrying that the country will only engage in war when facing a direct threat.

Last July, Abe introduced the possibility of reinterpreting the constitution, arguing that it may be necessary to go into battle to protect Japan's allies due to worsening threats in the Asia-Pacific region. Abe sat stoically with his eyes closed in the parliamentary hall while the brawl erupted around him.

While punches were being thrown inside the building in Tokyo, roughly 13,000 people rallied against the bill outside, some waving signs depicting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a Hitler mustache and haircut. Thousands of Japanese protestors have taken to the streets in opposition to the bill over the past few weeks.

A shoving match over a pacifism bill isn't particularly a good look, especially when caught on camera—but at least the politicians didn't have swords.