Citizens seek conclusion of treaty banning nuke weapons

TOKYO, Japan - Yasushi Akashi, co-chairman of the Tokyo Forum of international experts on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, speaks at an anti-nuclear citizens' meeting for nuclear abolition as a panelist.

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