Original sentence: The bases primarily exist to serve Japanese and US strategic interests, but are unpopular with most local residents despite recent efforts to move the bases out of core areas following incidents involving military personnel and resultant protests (including 1995 Okinawa rape incident)
Edited sentence: The bases primarily exist to serve Japanese and US strategic interests against the wishes of local residents for as long as they have existed despite recent efforts to move the bases out of core areas following seemingly endless abuses and resultant protests (including 1995 Okinawa rape incident)