Okinawa Residents Rally Against U.S. Base
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About 30,000 people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa to demand the closure of a U.S. base in the biggest protest against the U.S. military in the area since 1995.
The protesters also demanded an apology and compensation for the crash of a U.S. helicopter last month.
Three crew members were injured but no one on the ground was hurt when the CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter from Futemma Air Station crashed at Okinawa International University.
Okinawa is home to about half of the 48,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan.
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