TOKYO - In October 1972, just five months after Okinawa had reverted to Japanese sovereignty, thousands gathered outside a Ground Self-Defense Force base that was about to open in the prefectural capital Naha to chant "Japanese army, go home." The GSDF's full-scale deployment in the prefecture was beginning with a resounding rejection.
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