Japan - July 28, 2024

Japanese people rallied near the venue of the "2+2" security talks between Japanese and U.S. top diplomats and defense chiefs in Tokyo on Sunday in a protest against the military alliance between the two countries, which they said has stirred up regional situation.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin joined their Japanese counterparts, Yoko Kamikawa and Minoru Kihara, at the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee meeting, known as "2+2" security talks, to bolster their alliance in the military and other fields.

Some other protesters condemned the various crimes American troops stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture Okinawa committed, calling on all Japanese people to oppose the disturbance of regional situation by Japan and the United States.

Shotlist:
Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2024:
1. Various of protesters marching near venue of "2+2" security talks between Japan, U.S., holding banners, chanting slogans;
2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"The '2+2' security talks between Japanese and U.S. top diplomats and defense chiefs involve the deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in Japan. I think anything related to a nuclear war is intolerable.";
3. Banner bearing message against U.S. troops' sexual offenses;
4. Protesters holding banners, chanting slogans;
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"Okinawa people are furious over the recently disclosed sexual crimes committed by the U.S. troops stationed in Okinawa. They are very angry. I think it's critical that people from the main islands of Japan should join Okinawa people to remonstrate against war.";
FILE: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan - Sept 11-14, 2022
6. Warplanes at U.S. military base;
7. Various of warplanes flying;
8. Cityscape.

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