Japan's foreign minister asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken for American soldiers to remain inside their bases as COVID infections spike around U.S. military facilities.
An aerial view of U.S. Marine Corps Camp Hansen in Okinawa prefecture, Japan. Photo: Jinhee Lee/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Japan's foreign minister asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a call Thursday for American soldiers to remain inside their bases in response to a recent increase in COVID-19 infections around U.S. military facilities, according toPrime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday he asked Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to make the request for stricter restrictions on the bases because he was dissatisfied with the U.S.
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