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On Okinawa, U.S. Marines raise tensions with accusations and arrests of peace campaigners

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Jon Mitchell
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As the Japanese government intensifies its crackdown versus demonstrators blocking construction of a new Pentagon base on Okinawa, the United States Marine Corps has waded into the fray with a series of accusations against activists - followed by the arrest of two peace campaigners.

Between January and February, three senior USMC officials accused anti-base campaigners of “hate speech”, “mob rule” and “faking injuries” while on February 22, base security guards seized two demonstrators - only to see them released the next day.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 13 , Issue 9 , March 2015 , e3
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