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U.S. military aircraft land safely on Japanese island despite protests over safety concerns

A small fleet of US military aircraft have arrived in the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, amid protests by local residents who claim they are unsafe. Six MV-22 Osprey flew from Iwakuni base on Japan‘s mainland, where they have been waiting for deployment since arriving from the US in July to the Futenma marine corps base. Their…