Preparations for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Preparations for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Photo taken Dec. 3, 2018, from a Kyodo News plane shows a scuffle between protesters and police officers in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, as the Japanese government began loading soil and sand onto vessels for preparations linked to the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture to the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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