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Over 2,500 Okinawans rally against sexual assaults by US military personnel (mainichi.jp)

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More than 2,500 people gathered here on Dec. 22 to protest against a spate of sexual assaults by U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture, according to organizers.

People overflowed to outside of the venue at the civic center in the city of Okinawa. Participants deemed the Japanese and U.S. governments as primarily responsible for ensuring that such incidents are not repeated, and adopted a resolution calling for the prevention of a recurrence and demanding an apology and compensation for the victims.

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[–] Trail 3 points 1 week ago

Damn, that's rough.

Hiroshima is such a lovely place, I very much enjoyed the overall vibe. I have engraved some images like young guys sitting in the river banks and playing guitar in the dusk... Feels to me like a very nice place to live. I wish things were better.

The museum has probably played a role on that as well, some things are a gut punch. But still...

I still have some origami that I was given by schoolchildren next to the memorial, sitting in my desk. I just cant bear to throw these away after all those years.