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Japan's Okinawa town protests US paratroop drills

Tokyo, May 8 (UNI) The town council of Kadena in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday passed a resolution protesting the repeated paratroop training exercises conducted by U.S. forces at Kadena Air Base, calling for an immediate and complete halt to the practice.
The council stated that the U.S. military has continued to carry out the drills despite strong opposition from local residents, effectively normalizing the activity at the base.
Council member Tatsuya Nakamura emphasized that local governments and assemblies near the base have repeatedly requested the U.S. military to stop the exercises.
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