Protest Disrupts Okinawa Memorial Ceremony A small group of elderly residents interrupted Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae as Okinawa marked 81 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa on Tuesday, turning a ceremony for the war dead into a fresh protest over the island’s heavy US military burden. Footage shows Takaichi taking the … Continue reading Disruption as elderly protest US bases during 81st Battle of Okinawa memorial