10,000 protest against U.S. Army exercises in Okinawa

10,000 protest against U.S. Army exercises in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Some 10,000 people stage a protest rally against military exercises of U.S. Army using live ammunition in the town of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 19. The protesters, including Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine, appealed the danger involving the exercises at a new combat facility at the Marine Corps' Camp Hansen, which is only 300 meters away from residential areas.

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