Novelist Asada speaks against security bills

Novelist Asada speaks against security bills

Author Jiro Asada delivers a speech in Tokyo on May 15, 2015. He criticized a series of bills that will relax limitations on the operations of the Self-Defense Forces, saying the legislation would hollow out Article 9 of the Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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