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Waging war on the U.S. presence

By Geoff Botting

Sep 9, 2003

If you're a reader of Japanese newspapers or a viewer of Japanese TV news, you're probably well aware of the U.S. military presence in Japan.

And the chances are, nearly everything you've read or heard has been negative.

For the Japanese mainstream media, U.S. military misbehavior has become regular fodder.