Three members of PM Abe’s Cabinet and a number of Japanese lawmakers visited Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the 69th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The Okinawa Defense Bureau launched a drilling survey to build a new U.S. military base in the Henoko coastal area of Nago City. JCP Yamashita criticized the government for infringing upon democracy.
On August 13, the 10th anniversary of a U.S. transport helicopter’s crash at the campus of Okinawa International University, the university’s president demanded the immediate closure and removal of the Futenma base.
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