Japan's lower house urges gov't to ease Okinawa's base-hosting burden

Japan's lower house on Thursday adopted a resolution urging the government to reduce the burden on Okinawa in hosting the bulk of U.S. forces in the country, in a move that marks the 50th anniversary of the southern island prefecture's reversion to Japanese rule.The resolution was adopted at a time when defense experts fear for the security of the base-hosting prefecture amid increasing challenges facing the Japan-U.S. alliance in light of situations such as cross-strait tensions between Taiwan and China and the ongoing Ukraine war.The House of Representatives also called on the government …READ FULL ARTICLE