Visitors protest Okinawa assembly's support for heliport

Visitors protest Okinawa assembly's support for heliport

NAHA, Japan - Visitors to the Okinawa prefectural assembly on Oct. 15 protest against the assembly's decision to back a U.S.-Japan accord to relocate the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station within the prefecture.

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