An intense confrontation broke out between the Okinawa prefectural police force and protesters who tried to block construction vehicles from entering U.S. Marine Base Camp Schwab in Henoko, Okinawa during the late night of January 10 and the early morning of January 11 (see The Ryukyu Shimpo). Camp Schwab and its adjoining water area is the proposed site for the … [Read more...] about Midnight Confrontation Points to Turbulent Time Ahead in Okinawa (January 15)
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U.S. stored chemical arms in Okinawa to deter N. Korea: documents
See also: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/15/national/politics-diplomacy/u-s-stored-chemical-arms-okinawa-deter-n-korea-documents/#.VLt5qovlPBp The U.S. government told Japan in 1970 it was storing chemical arms in Okinawa out of the belief that North Korea possessed similar weapons, according to declassified Japanese diplomatic documents released Thursday.A … [Read more...] about U.S. stored chemical arms in Okinawa to deter N. Korea: documents
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