Residents protest U.S. Marines' live-fire drill

Residents protest U.S. Marines' live-fire drill

Some 700 people join a rally Jan. 29 at Oita port in Oita Prefecture to protest U.S. Marine live-fire drills scheduled for Feb. 4-17 in the prefecture. On the day, two freighters, loaded with weapons and vehicles, arrived at the port from Okinawa where the U.S. Marines are stationed.

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