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December 30, 2013

Thousands Protest Relocation of U.S. Military Base on Okinawa 
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Thousands of people have rallied on the Japanese island of Okinawa in
protest of plans to relocate a U.S. military base. Local officials
signed on to a deal last week that will move the base from a
densely-populated urban area to a more remote location. But a movement
of Okinawa residents has opposed the base altogether and pushed for
ousting U.S. forces off the island, citing environmental concerns and
sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers on local residents. On Friday,
thousands of people surrounded a government building and staged a sit-in
inside.

 

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