Politics● Elevated1h ago · Nov 9, 2026, 10:38 AM
Okinawa governor calls for review of U.S.-Japan troops pact
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · East Asia
Okinawa's governor says he is going to request a review of a pact seen as giving the U.S. military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder allegedly committed by an American Marine.
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