U.S. envoy Emanuel wants to win Okinawa trust, one avocado at a time

Ambassador to Japan opens farmers' market at Marine Base Camp Hansen

20221031 Farmers market handshake

Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, shakes hands with a local vendor at the new farmers' market at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, on Oct. 30.  © U.S. Embassy in Japan

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

TOKYO -- Last week, hundreds of U.S. marines were aboard the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans in the Philippine Sea training to improve their battle readiness.

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