Alwaght- On Sunday, thousands of protesters took to the streets in Tokyo and
formed a 1000s form human chain outside the parliament building to oppose the
planned relocation of a US airbase on the island of Okinawa.
15,000
people surrounded the National Diet Building in Tokyo, they are holding "Government
should listen to the people" and "I hate
bases" banners
The
relocation of the airbase on the southern island of Okinawa has been met with
fierce opposition from the locals.
The
Okinawa US air base as estimated 26,000 US troops has been an issue for almost
two decades, since it was first proposed in 1996.
There
has always been strong opposition from the island’s residents, who say they
should not have to carry the burden of hosting more than half of the 47,000 US
troops based in Japan, as Russia Today reported.
Soon after the US marines landed, all the women of the Island is in
danger of rape and robbery by
American soldiers.
On Friday, two US sailors were
sentenced and sent to prison in Okinawa for the rape and
robbery of a young Japanese woman.
