Protesters conduct sit-in over Futemma base relocation

Protesters conduct sit-in over Futemma base relocation

NAHA, Japan - About 30 people stage a sit-in protest on Nov. 23 in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, a day after the prefectural government formally chose the city as the candidate site for the relocation of the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station. The protesters staged the protest in front of the Nago city hall shortly after 9 a.m.

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