Construction of U.S. helipads resumes in Okinawa amid protests

Construction of U.S. helipads resumes in Okinawa amid protests

Police officers watch people staging protests against the resumed construction of helipads for U.S. military forces in the Okinawa village of Higashi on July 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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