Protesters form human chain around U.S. military base in Okinawa

Protesters form human chain around U.S. military base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters form a human chain around the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15 to demand the immediate closure of the facility. The event was held to mark the 33rd anniversary Sunday of the U.S. reversion of the prefecture to Japan in 1972.

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