Protestors try to stop US military base under construction in Japan
Add to Cart Add to Lightbox DownloadSuzuyo Takazato speaks to protestors blocking a gate of a new U.S. Marine Corps airbase being constructed at Henoko on the Japanese island of Okinawa, on February 19, 2019. Dozens of protestors, who want the construction halted, had to be physically removed in order for trucks of fill to enter the base, which is filling in a huge section of sea in order to build a new airfield. Takazato is a Japanese feminist and activist who works with victims of sexual violence around U.S. military bases. She is the founder of Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence.
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- Paul Jeffrey
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