People have taken half in a peace march in Okinawa and known as for a discount of US army amenities within the southern prefecture, forward of the fiftieth anniversary of its return to Japan from US rule.
About 1,000 folks together with residents from elsewhere in Japan gathered close to the Ginowan metropolis corridor on Saturday, at some point earlier than the anniversary.
The demonstrators walked for about 9 kilometers towards the US Marine Corps Futenma Air Station and the US Kadena Air Base, sporting headbands that learn “Okinawa without bases.”
About 70 % of all US army installations in Japan are situated in Okinawa.
The march was the primary in three years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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