8,000 people in Kanoya oppose transfer of U.S. air tanker fleet

8,000 people in Kanoya oppose transfer of U.S. air tanker fleet

KANOYA, Japan - People in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, shout their protest against the possible transfer of the U.S. air tanker fleet from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force base in the city at a rally on Feb. 26.

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