Okinawa assembly calls for scaling down U.S. military bases

Okinawa assembly calls for scaling down U.S. military bases

The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopts a resolution on Aug. 19, 2015, calling for the consolidation and scaling down of U.S. military bases in the southwestern Japanese island prefecture. It followed the Aug. 12 crash of a U.S. military helicopter off the coast of the prefecture that injured seven of the crew members aboard. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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