Tensions Flare Over U.S. Military in Okinawa
The problem is that a sizable chunk of the island’s residents demand that the American military be removed altogether – not just removed from view. In 2006, Washington and Tokyo agreed that the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma would move to Camp Schwab, an existing U.S. base further north on the island. Once that happens, the U.S. has agreed to move some 8000 marines off Okinawa to the American territory of Guam.
http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/12/30/as-tokyo-cozies-up-to-washington-tensions-flare-over-u-s-military-in-okinawa/
