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Thousands Protest in Japan Over U.S. Military Expansion

HeadlineNov 14, 2005

In Japan, thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday to protest the U.S. military’s plan to expand its base at Camp Zama. Some 3,000 people surrounded the U.S. base to form a human chain. The Pentagon has announced plans to move the Army 1st Corps headquarters from Washington State to Camp Zama in Japan and to set up a Ground Self-Defense Force headquarters at the site.

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