Complete nonsense. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/19/thousands-protest-at-us-bases-on-okinawa-after-japanese-womans https://www.theguardian.com/wor

Complete nonsense. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/19/thousands-protest-at-us-bases-on-okinawa-after-japanese-womans https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/19/thousands-prot... The existing bases are in sparsely populated areas. Even so, they're deeply unpopular, mainly because the servicemen have a bad habit of raping and murdering the locals. Adding more bases to boost the population would be political suicide.