70 years after Hiroshima, Okinawa's long resistance to US military occupation
Japan is living under the shadow of US militarism, write Taisuke Komatsu & Semanur Karaman - and most of all in Okinawa, the nation's southernmost archipelago. Against overwhelming local opposition but backed by Japan's government, the US is building a new military base that is seizing land and threatens the unique ecology of Oura Bay with its seagrass beds, dugongs and coral reefs.
US Marines in amphibious assault vehicles taking part in a
US military exercise in Oura Bay, Okinawa, Japan, 2nd November 2014
Photo: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raul Moreno Jr. / US Navy
via Flickr (CC BY-SA).
