Japan seeks restrictions on US troops after virus surge

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Coral reefs are seen along the coast near the US Marine base Camp Schwab, off the tiny hamlet of Henoko in Nago on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, in this aerial photo taken by Kyodo on January 14, 2014. — Reuters file pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates. TOKYO, Jan 6 — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged his US counterpart Thursday to consider restricting American troop movement in the country after a surge in Covid cases on bases and surrounding communities.The request to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken comes as virus cases surge in Okinawa, which hosts most of the US forces in Japan and is now seeing a rise in community infections.The region’s governor has blamed the rise in local cases on the clusters first seen among US troops.Okinawa will request that the central government authorise new virus r…