U.S. military to return 17 percent of land it controls in Okinawa

[Gerald]

[/QUOTE]The U.S. military said on Friday it was preparing to hand back to the Japanese government more than a sixth of the land it controls in Okinawa, in a move that could help defuse opposition to the American presence on the island.

The 4,000 hectares (40 square kilometers) of land to be returned is part of a jungle training camp in the north of Okinawa, the military said in a statement.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-usa-okinawa-idUSKCN1090KY

It's fine now, now they can grow exotic fruits.


Note: Fri Jul 29, 2016 2:53am EDT

[Cybermat47]

Hopefully it reduces tension without affecting the strength or capability of the US forces there.

[August]

My guess is that it won't.

[Jimbuna]

My guess is that it won't.

I suspect you may well be correct.

[Platapus]

Arn't they concerned with the threat of the island tipping over????

[August]

Arn't they concerned with the threat of the island tipping over????

No that's Guam, a much smaller island. They tend to ride higher up in the water according to the Democrats.