Protesters' tents around Camp Schwab in Okinawa Pref.

Protesters' tents around Camp Schwab in Okinawa Pref.

Tents and banners set up by protesters against the planned relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps base to the Henoko area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, are seen around Camp Schwab on Feb. 19, 2015. The North National Highways Office of the Cabinet Office's Okinawa General Bureau on the same day requested them to remove the tents and banners by Feb. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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