Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in the village of Kitanakagusuku toward the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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