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A protester is removed by police officers during a sit-in to block construction vehicles working on the expansion of Camp Schwab, a United States military base, on May 31st, 2018, in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, Japan. Demonstrators protesting against the U.S. military presence on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have staged continuous protests outside Camp Schwab to block construction vehicles as the camp is expanded to accommodate the relocation of an airbase in nearby Henoko.
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Viewfinder: Okinawa Residents Protest Against U.S. Military Presence

A protester is removed by police officers during a sit-in to block construction vehicles working on the expansion of Camp Schwab, a United States military base, on May 31st, 2018, in Nago, Okinawa prefecture, Japan.

By Ashley Hackett
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