Man demands own arrest to protest against peace activists' nab

A man holds his arms out to a policeman in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2015, demanding he be arrested in protest against the detention of two activists opposing the planned relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps base to the Henoko area in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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