Ex-lower house speaker Kono criticizes Abe gov't

Ex-lower house speaker Kono criticizes Abe gov't

Yohei Kono (far R), former House of Representatives speaker, gives a speech during a dinner at the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs on Nov. 3, 2015, in the atomic-bombed Japanese city of Nagasaki. Referring to the security policies of the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kono said they are "not in line with the path toward termination of wars." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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