Young Japanese peace envoys report their overseas trip

Young Japanese peace envoys report their overseas trip

Tsugumi Inoue (L) and Karen Wakihara speak at a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2015. They were among 21 high school peace ambassadors who visited the U.N. European Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, this month to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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