Meeting of Okinawa group against base relocation

Meeting of Okinawa group against base relocation

NAHA, Japan - People on July 27, 2014, attend the inaugural rally of an organization, led by local business leaders and intellectuals, to oppose the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture, in Ginowan in the prefecture.

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