A military plane and helicopters are seen at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma behind a residential area in Ginowan, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 17, 2009. Credit: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi ...

As the U.S. and Japan tighten their alliance and strengthen their military presence in the country's southwest Okinawan islands near China, Okinawa's long-running peace movement is in difficulty.

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CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Marine Corps will continue outgoing weekend sobriety checks at all its Japan installations indefinitely as the military continues to respond to discontent on Okinawa over ...