Not only are local residents concerned with pollution and other negative effects of the logistics of keeping the base in the highly populated area of Ginowan, but it has a long-established history of crime and controversial accidents such as the spilling of Agent Orange in 1981 or the crash of a helicopter into the main administrative building of a university in 2004. Rape and other crimes committed by active servicemen have been a problem for the area for a long time as well.
It was agreed that the base would be relocated on October 26, 2005, but the move will fail to meet the 6-8 year deadline. Please help mend this point of contention between The US and Japan.
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