On Okinawa, U.S. Marines raise tensions with accusations and arrests of peace campaigners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21176984 |
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| Authors | Jon Mitchell (0009-0008-9832-7939, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 50 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466015017349 |
| OpenAlex | W4408534057 |
| Language | EN |
As the Japanese government intensifies its crackdown versus demonstrators blocking construction of a new Pentagon base on Okinawa, the United States Marine Corps has waded into the fray with a series of accusations against activists - followed by the arrest of two peace campaigners. Between January and February, three senior USMC officials accused anti-base campaigners of “hate speech”, “mob rule” and “faking injuries” while on February 22, base security guards seized two demonstrators - only to see them released the next day
Criminology · Political science · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Psychology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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