In Japan, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sparked outrage this weekend when he announced he has decided to keep an American air base on the island of Okinawa. Before last year\u2019s historic election victory, Hatoyama had vowed to move the base off of Okinawa or even out of Japan. On Sunday, he said he had decided to relocate the base to the north side of the island, as originally agreed upon with the US. Hatoyama\u2019s decision was met with anger on Okinawa, where 90,000 residents rallied last month to oppose the base. A number of activists opposed to US military bases were recently here in New York for the International Conference for a Nuclear-Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World.
\nKyle Kajihiro, Program Director for the American Friends Service Committee in Hawai\u2019i. He helps to coordinate the DMZ-Hawai\u2019i \/ Aloha \u2019Aina network that opposes military expansion in Hawai\u2019i.<\/p>\n
Kozue Akibayashi, professor and activist in Japan and with the Women\u2019s International League of Peace and Freedom and the Women\u2019s International Network Against Militarism.<\/p>\n
Melvin Won Pat-Borja, educator and poet from Guam and part of the We Are Guahan network opposed to the military base buildup in Guam.<\/p>\n