"Mothers Against War" opposes security bills in parliament building

Minako Saigo, founder of the "Mothers Against War" group, speaks at a gathering opposing the government's controversial security bills in the National Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015. A Kyoto University graduate student and mother of three, Saigo said no children should be killed in war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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