Film director Junkerman raps Japan's move toward collective defense

Film director Junkerman raps Japan's move toward collective defense

U.S. movie director John Junkerman criticizes the Japanese government's move toward exercising the right to collective self-defense during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 1, 2015, saying the time is over when international conflicts can be resolved by armed force. He directed the 2005 film "Japan's Peace Constitution," which was based on interviews with a dozen intellectuals in Japan and abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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