Anti-U.S. offshore heliport rall

Anti-U.S. offshore heliport rall

Okinawan activists opposed to the construction of a an offshore heliport for the U.S. military hold a rally in Yoji Park in the Okinawa prefectural capital of Naha on March 24. They also demanded an unconditional return of the Futemma U.S. air base. The Japanese government plans to construct the heliport in exchange for the return of the air base to Japan.

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