Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc pushed it through the upper house early this morning, despite vocal opposition.
The government argues the law is needed to improve security ahead of the 2020 Olympics, and to comply with a UN agreement Japan has signed.
The bill, which criminalises the plotting and committing of 277 acts, is an amendment of Japan's existing law against organised crime syndicates.
It bans the procurement of funds or supplies, and the surveying of a location, in preparation of a crime.
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