Nobel laureate Oe calls for protection of Article 9

Nobel laureate Oe calls for protection of Article 9

Nobel literary laureate Kenzaburo Oe speaks at a meeting of the "Article 9 Association" in Tokyo on March 15, 2015, criticizing the policy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration to draft a series of security-related bills giving the Self-Defense Forces a greater role in activities outside Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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