Yonaguni Island split over plan to host GSDF base

Yonaguni Island split over plan to host GSDF base

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken in February 2014 shows a resident against a plan to host a Ground Self-Defense Force base on the island of Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, waving material papers at a meeting to explain the plan to local residents.

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