The government formally announced Tuesday the U.S. Air Force will deploy a squadron of tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in 2017.
The news immediately drew a chorus of protests from residents of towns and cities in the area.
However, Japanese officials immediately welcomed the announcement and tried to downplay concerns about the controversial plane¡¯s safety.
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