Play on A-bomb victims, democracy performed at WWII anniv. meeting

Play on A-bomb victims, democracy performed at WWII anniv. meeting

Noriko Yamaya (L), actress and playwright for the Bungakuza theater troupe, practices in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2015, a play ahead of its performance on Oct. 17 at a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The gathering was organized by the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations and other antinuclear campaigners. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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