Court grants bail to prominent antibase activist in Okinawa

The Naha District Court in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa holds on March 17, 2017, the first court hearing for Hiroji Yamashiro, a peace activist charged with forcible obstruction of business and assault in connection with his opposition to U.S. military bases in the prefecture. The court granted bail to the 64-year-old head of the Okinawa Peace Action Center after he pleaded not guilty. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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