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US: Buddhist Monks Reach Richmond on 100th Day of 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace” 2

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Richmond, Virginia on Monday, February 2, marking the 100th day of their journey. They walked from Chesterfield to Richmond, stopped at Fire Station 17, and later gathered at City Hall, where they were welcomed by city and state leaders and a large crowd. The walk aims to promote peace, mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence.

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US: Buddhist Monks Reach Richmond on 100th Day of 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace”

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Richmond, Virginia on Monday, February 2, marking the 100th day of their journey. They walked from Chesterfield to Richmond, stopped at Fire Station 17, and later gathered at City Hall, where they were welcomed by city and state leaders and a large crowd. The walk aims to promote peace, mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence.

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US: Buddhist Monks Reach North Carolina During 2,300-Mile Peace Walk to Washington

A group of Buddhist monks and their dog, Aloka, reached North Carolina on Wednesday, January 14, where supporters welcomed them as they continue a 2,300-mile journey from Texas to Washington, D.C. The 'Walk for Peace' began in October and aims to deliver a message of unity and kindness to the White House upon their expected arrival next month.

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Presidential Walk of Fame - DC

Steven Cheung, White House communications director, near the "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. US President Donald Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presidential Walk of Fame - DC

An image of US President Donald Trump displayed on the "Presidential Walk of Fame" along the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Trump used a one-day tour of Israel and Egypt to soak in the praise from fellow leaders and lay out a vision for broader Middle East peace after the success of US-led mediation efforts to end the fighting in Gaza. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza City Displacement Tents Erected for Evacuees - Gaza

People walk past tents for displaced Palestinians near a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Relentless hardships erode hopes of displaced Gazans for peace" Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza City Displacement Tents Erected for Evacuees - Gaza

People walk past tents for displaced Palestinians near a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Relentless hardships erode hopes of displaced Gazans for peace" Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March for Palestine in Rotterdam

Protesters walk past police officers during the solidarity march in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on April 20, 2025. More than 10,000 people marched across the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam in a solidarity rally for Palestinians, led by a delegation of imams. The march began at Vredesplein (Peace Square) and proceeded through the bridge to the city centre, with demonstrators calling on Prime Minister Dirk Schoof to stop supporting genocide and to uphold the ICC arrest warrant. Photo by Bob Reijnders/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brotherhood Of Peace Procession For Palm Sunday - Seville

The Brotherhood of Peace makes penitential station to the Cathedral of Seville, on April 13, 2025 in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. Holy Week is one of the most important celebrations for Catholics, and in Seville it takes on a special dimension. For more than a week, the city is transformed: nearly sixty brotherhoods walk its streets between Friday of Sorrows and Easter Sunday, accompanied by thousands of nazarenes, costaleros, musicians and devotees. Photo by Joaquin Corchero/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jerusalem: Protesters March Against Benjamin Netanyahu

Thousands of anti-government protesters marched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, blocking the city's main entrance. The protest, which occurred on Wednesday morning, March 19, was driven by opposition to Netanyahu's decision to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet domestic security service and his move to resume the war in the Gaza Strip.

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Biden Medal of Freedom

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden walk in to the East Room for the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House on Saturday January 4, 2025. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors. Photo by Leigh Vogel/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Christians At Marmieh Church - Damascus

Clergymen walk across the courtyard of the Marmieh Church in Damascus, Syria, on December 22, 2024. Bishop Musa Khoury called for comprehensive peace and unity in his sermon. Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Christians At Marmieh Church - Damascus

Clergymen walk across the courtyard of the Marmieh Church in Damascus, Syria, on December 22, 2024. Bishop Musa Khoury called for comprehensive peace and unity in his sermon. Photo by Osama Al Maqdoni/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spouses of G-7 leaders in Hiroshima

Spouses of Group of Seven leaders, (from L) Akshata Murty of Britain, Jill Biden of the United States, Yuko Kishida of Japan, Britta Ernst of Germany and the European Commission president's husband Heiko Echter von der Leyen, walk in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima after offering flowers at the cenotaph for the victims of 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city on May 19, 2023, the first day of the three-day summit in the city. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk toward the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, the final day of a three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walk toward the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023, the final day of a three-day Group of Seven summit in the western Japan city.

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Monks, pastor pray for disaster victims

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Ten Buddhist monks and a Christian pastor walk ringing bells or chanting in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. A banner in Japanese reads ''chinkon'' (rest in peace). Buddhist services marking the 49th day since the March 11 quake and tsunami, when it is believed the souls of the dead depart for another world, were held across disaster-struck northeastern Japan.

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Annual peace march begins in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A three-day peace march begins in Okinawa Prefecture on May 13 to mark the 33rd anniversary on May 15 of the U.S. reversion of the prefecture to Japan in 1972. In the 28th march sponsored by the Okinawa Heiwa Undou Center, a local peace group, a total of 10,000 people will walk around U.S. military bases and World War II battle sites to call for peace, organizers said.

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Japanese Buddhist monk to begin peace walk to Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Japanese Buddhist monk Junsei Terasawa (L), in Iraq for a peace walk, holds a news conference in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on March 10. He said he will begin a 140-kilometer, weeklong walk March 11 from Samarra in central Iraq to Baghdad to campaign for trying to halt the looming U.S-led war against Iraq. Peace groups and people from other nations are expected to join the walk.

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(3)Memorial events, rallies held 1 year after Sept. 11

KYOTO, Japan - Member of the ''11/9 Candle Peace Walk'' pacifist group pray for the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks at their gathering in Kyoto on Sept. 11.

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(4)Okinawa marks 57th anniversary of end of local battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Relatives of South Korean victims of the battle of Okinawa walk in front of the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in the city of Itoman, southern Okinawa Island, on June 23 on their way to a memorial service for the victims. The names of 309 South Koreans are inscribed on the cornerstone.

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-"COMFORT WOMEN"-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY-COMMEMORATION

(220816) -- DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman views paintings about "comfort women" at an art exhibition marking the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Aug. 14, 2022. Commemoration events including a film screening, an art exhibition, a peace and justice walk, and a candlelight vigil were held on Sunday to mark the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas. TO GO WITH "Feature: Unfinished story, unforgettable pain of WWII 'comfort women'" (Photo by Xin Jin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-"COMFORT WOMEN"-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY-COMMEMORATION

(220816) -- DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Spectators respond to a film screening marking the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Aug. 14, 2022. Commemoration events including a film screening, an art exhibition, a peace and justice walk, and a candlelight vigil were held on Sunday to mark the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas. TO GO WITH "Feature: Unfinished story, unforgettable pain of WWII 'comfort women'" (Photo by Xin Jin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-"COMFORT WOMEN"-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY-COMMEMORATION

(220816) -- DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Holocaust survivor Rosian Zerner (R) and Sinmin Pak, founder and president of Unforgotten Butterflies, attend an event marking the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Aug. 14, 2022. Commemoration events including a film screening, an art exhibition, a peace and justice walk, and a candlelight vigil were held on Sunday to mark the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas. TO GO WITH "Feature: Unfinished story, unforgettable pain of WWII 'comfort women'" (Photo by Xin Jin/Xinhua)

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U.S.-TEXAS-DALLAS-"COMFORT WOMEN"-SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY-COMMEMORATION

(220816) -- DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A local high school student reads a poem in memory of "comfort women" during a candlelight vigil at Thanksgiving Square in Dallas, Texas, the United States, Aug. 14, 2022. Commemoration events including a film screening, an art exhibition, a peace and justice walk, and a candlelight vigil were held on Sunday to mark the sixth International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in Dallas. TO GO WITH "Feature: Unfinished story, unforgettable pain of WWII 'comfort women'" (Photo by Xin Jin/Xinhua)

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in front of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in the village of Kitanakagusuku toward the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People walk in the village of Kitanakagusuku toward the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Okinawa peace march ahead of 50th anniv. of return to Japan

People begin to walk in the city of Ginowan toward the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 14, 2022, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, a day before the 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan.

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Annual peace march begins in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A three-day peace march begins in Okinawa Prefecture on May 13 to mark the 33rd anniversary on May 15 of the U.S. reversion of the prefecture to Japan in 1972. In the 28th march sponsored by the Okinawa Heiwa Undou Center, a local peace group, a total of 10,000 people will walk around U.S. military bases and World War II battle sites to call for peace, organizers said. (Kyodo)