Japan, S. Korea, Taiwan anti-base protesters rally

NAGO, Japan - A group of protesters against U.S. bases from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan rally Nov. 27 at the seaside in the Henoko district in the city of Nago, where the Okinawa prefectural government has proposed relocating heliport functions from the U.S. Marines Futemma Air Station in Ginowan. The Henoko district is near the U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab, seen in the background.

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