In Japan, police have dragged away about a hundred elderly protesters blocking construction of a proposed new U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa. The rally was held as the central government resumed building despite a lack of permits. The governor of Okinawa revoked the construction permit at the site earlier this month, citing “legal flaws.” But Tokyo’s Transport Ministry overruled. The majority of Okinawa’s residents oppose the new base. Okinawa houses about 26,000 U.S. troops. Their presence has come under protest for decades.