(1)Rallies, marches held in Japan to oppose war on Iraq

(1)Rallies, marches held in Japan to oppose war on Iraq

NAHA, Japan - Civic groups in Okinawa Prefecture hold a rally in front of a U.S. base in the town of Chatan on Jan. 18 to protest a possible U.S. attack on Iraq. Others started a sit-in and hunger strike in front of the U.S. consulate general in Naha, the capital of Okinawa.

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