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Anna Shimabukuro pauses during a hike to talk about plant life and trees along the trail in Okinawa, Japan on July 22, 2015. Shimabukuro, along with other environmentalists, participated in a lawsuit against the U.S. Defense Department in a bid to block construction of military air strips in Oura Bay, home to several species of coral, fish and the endangered, iconic dugong.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
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The purple Oka-yadokari, a land-dwelling crab on the national treasury of Japan, crawls among the vegetation at Nufa Beach in Okinawa where Anna Shimabukuro and her husband, Shingo, lead nature tours and teach groups about the area's environment.
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McClatchy
Shingo Shimabukuro walks along Nufa Beach in Okinawa, where he and his wife host groups to learn about the area's environment.
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McClatchy
Anna Shimabukuro carefully unearths sea turtle eggs laid in the sand of Nufa Beach to check on their safety before carefully re-burying them.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Marines from nearby Camp Schwab arrive by taxi at Ocean Sushi Restaurant in Henoko, Okinawa, where most of the eatery's business comes from military customers. Though the tiny village welcomes Americans, daily protests outside the camp's gates have become the norm as local residents and international activists protest plans to build airstrips in Oura Bay.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Children play at the Aisei Daycare in Ginowan near Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, on July 30, 2015. Their teacher, Ginko Ueya, 61, is worried about the safety of her young students after walking past the wreckage of a crashed helicopter near her home in 2004. Every day she worries about another crash hitting schools and daycares near the base, she says.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
Airstrips in Oura Bay are the main focus of Japanese security personnel outside the gates in Henoko. Fences circling the military bases on the island line many of the main roads for miles. Photo taken on July 23, 2015.
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McClatchy
Eisa folk dancers perform in Naha, Okinawa, during a summer festival. Okinawans have a distinct culture and language from mainland Japan, one they try to keep flourishing with festivals and parades.
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Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima sets his tea cup atop a map of Ginowan with the centrally-located Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, which takes up 25 percent of the city.
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McClatchy
Young boys read together at the Aisei Daycare in Ginowan near Marine Corps Air Station Futenma where their teacher, Ginko Ueya, 61, is worried about the safety of her young students. Photo taken on July 30, 2015.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie
McClatchy
A group of Marines on an early morning run pass a protestor standing outside the gates of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Protestors' presence have become the norm, as residents are afraid of air crashes and are tired of the military base in the center of their city.
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McClatchy
Capt. Caleb Eames, USMC, points out military installations in Okinawa at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on July 22, 2015.
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Beyond the barbed-wire fence at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawans live in the dense building construction of Ginowan, where the city has grown around the military installation. Photo taken July 22, 2015.
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McClatchy
Col. Peter Lee, Commander of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, says the aircraft at Futenma aren't participating in challenging training maneuvers over the city, and that the aircraft are departing and arriving from training at other locations.
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McClatchy
Ginowan Mayor Sakima Atsushi wants to redevelop Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to bring new civilian jobs and housing to the area. Photo taken July 26, 2015.
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