800 people offer condolences for late peace activist Oda

TOKYO, Japan - Mourners attend a memorial service for Makoto Oda, a writer and peace activist who succumbed to stomach cancer July 30 at the age of 75, at Tokyo's Aoyama funeral hall on Aug. 4. Oda led the anti-Vietnam War campaign in Japan. (Kyodo)

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