10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

An estimated 10,300 people on Jan. 31 protest against the scheduled Feb. 7-17 U.S. live-shell firing drills at the Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The riverside protest rally was held in the town of Kusu. Among the organizers was the Oita arm of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo).

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