Famed novelist-cum-nun raps PM Abe's security policy

Famed novelist-cum-nun raps PM Abe's security policy

Jakucho Setouchi, a famed Japanese novelist and Buddhist nun, speaks during her regular sermon at her hermitage in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 19, 2015. She criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for having led the House of Representatives to railroad his government's controversial package of national security bills aimed at expanding the Self-Defense Forces' role abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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