Okinawa musician calls for more peace efforts in Japan

Okinawa musician calls for more peace efforts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa singer Shokichi Kina, who recently held a peace concert in Baghdad, speaks of the tense situation in Iraq at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 20. Kina called for greater action in Japan to promote peace along with global antiwar efforts against a possible U.S.-led attack on the country.

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