NAHA, OKINAWA PREFECTURE – Police have arrested two Japanese activists who oppose construction of the Futenma replacement base in Okinawa Prefecture after they were detained by the U.S. military for allegedly trespassing at the gate of Camp Schwab.
One of the pair is Hiroji Yamashiro, who heads a local activist group, the Okinawa Heiwa Undo Center.
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