"Nearly 70 years ago the United States took over the Japanese island of
Okinawa after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. More than
200,000 people died, mostly Japanese civilians. Today the United States
operates 34 bases on the island and is planning to build a new
state-of-the-art Marine base, despite mass protests. A multi-decade
movement of Okinawa residents has pushed for ousting U.S. forces off the
island, citing environmental concerns and sexual assaults by U.S.
soldiers on local residents. Broadcasting from Tokyo, we are joined by
two guests: Kozue Akibayashi, a professor and activist in Japan with the
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and the Women’s
International Network Against Militarism; and John Junkerman, a
documentary filmmaker currently working on a film about U.S. military
bases in Okinawa."
View Video and read more on Democracy Now:
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/1/16/okinawas_revolt_decades_of_rape_environmental
