Comedians form Article 9 advocacy group opposing gov't security bills

Comedian Hiro Matsumoto (3rd from R), "rakugo" comic storyteller Kokontei Kikuchiro (4th from L) and other comedy performers attend an inaugural event of their group advocating the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2015, in an attempt to oppose the government's package of national security bills allowing Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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