Crime, Osprey add to Okinawan anger over US bases

By Yuri Kageyama

Published December 13, 2012 12:58pm ET

Crime, Osprey add to Okinawan anger over US bases — In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 photo, graffiti against the U.S. military base is painted on a wall where a gas station used to stand across from the U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Kadena, Okinawa, southwestern Japan. Okinawans are angry that Japan approved the deployment of 12 Osprey aircraft, which began in October, though the government has asked for additional assurances of the aircraft's safety. Washington said the Osprey is safe and is needed to ensure regional security. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa) | Junji Kurokawa

OKINAWA, Japan (AP) — For nearly 70 years, Okinawa has gotten more than its share of America’s military — more jets rattling homes, more crimes rattling nerves.

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