Bill Clinton promised to close the base in 1996. But plans for more construction and a heightened focus on the Pacific put the islands and their unique biodiversity at risk indefinitely.
As Lenins2ndcat states below, this isn’t a new development. Locals on the island of Okinawa have been wanting that base closed for a very long time. There have been protests outside that base calling for it to go away for decades.
But the Japanese government doesn’t care about the people of Okinawa. They barely consider them Japanese.
As Lenins2ndcat states below, this isn’t a new development. Locals on the island of Okinawa have been wanting that base closed for a very long time. There have been protests outside that base calling for it to go away for decades.
But the Japanese government doesn’t care about the people of Okinawa. They barely consider them Japanese.