Nobel laureate Oe attends pro-Constitution rally

Kenzaboro Oe, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in literature, addresses a rally held by the pro-constitutional Article 9 Association in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2015. Oe is one of the nine founders of the group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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