NGO Peace Winds Japan barred from Afghan conference

TOKYO, Jan. 20 Kyodo - Kensuke Onishi, head of Japan Platform, a Tokyo-based aid organization, speaks at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 20 after nongovernmental organization (NGO) Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) has been barred by the Japanese Foreign Ministry from a two-day ministerial meeting on the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Onishi serves as PWJ's overall supervisor.

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