Protests in Naha

Protests in Naha

NAHA, Japan - People demonstrate in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011, to protest against an indiscreet comment made by a senior Defense Ministry official. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women. (Kyodo)

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