Yes, there are some protesters from all the places of Japan to be against the existence of the American military bases in Okinawa.
However, in my opinion, our country needs the US army bases in Okinawa to protect not only Japan but other East Asian countries.
There is a fact that China aggressively took over the Phillipine island right after the US removed its army base from there. Surprisingly, China has been insisting that Okinawa should be a part of China, which tells us clearly why we need the powerful American bases in Okinawa.
Everything in the world has both positive and negative sides. That is why we need to evaluate every case and decide which option is more benefitial for ourselves.
In this case, the options are:
-Removing the American military bases to stick to the principal of pacifist
-Allowing the bases to secure the peace of Japan and East Asia.
To me, the latter option is more practical and realistic.
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