Documentary questioning US military privileges in Japan hits screens nationwide
TOKYO -- A documentary film focusing on U.S. forces in Japan and the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, based on investigative reporting by the Ma
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TOKYO -- A documentary film focusing on U.S. forces in Japan and the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, based on investigative reporting by the Ma

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