Japan: Protest mass outside US base following murder of Japanese woman

Demonstrators gathered outside the US air base in Okinawa on Friday. The protesters blocked entrance of the base, in protest against the US' military presence on the island and the recent spate of violent acts committed by serving and former US military personnel.
Footage shows demonstrators being carried away by police, so as to clear the path for vehicles entering the base's grounds. The protest came amidst proposals to move a further US Airbase to Henoko in the south of Okinawa, an act protesters have also opposed.
The island has had several notorious cases of assaults against Japanese women by American personnel, including the recent case of 20-year-old Rina Shimabukuro, who was raped and murdered allegedly by a former US marine.
Japan and the US have been discussing the possibility of relocating a US Marine Corps air station from central Okinawa, which currently hosts 30,000 troops stationed in the prefecture under a bilateral security agreement. However, the proposal has been repeatedly postponed.