Protesters march in Okinawa ahead of 45th anniversary of reversion

Protesters marched in Okinawa on Friday calling for the scrapping of a controversial plan to build new U.S. military facilities on the prefecture's main island, ahead of the 45th anniversary of its reversion to Japan from U.S. military rule.Around 800 participants started the three-day "Peace March" from Naha, the capital of the southernmost prefecture.In a ceremony to mark the start of the march, Naha Mayor Mikiko Shiroma said, "I feel strong anger about the fact that incidents and accidents related to the military bases happen one after another.""I always feel irritated that I can do noth…READ FULL ARTICLE