Nago residents stage sit-in

Nago residents stage sit-in

NAGO, Japan - Protesters stage a sit-in Dec. 3 in front of the city hall in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, demanding Gov. Keiichi Inamine withdraw a proposal to relocate a U.S. Marine Corps heliport to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa.

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