Japan PM in deal to keep US base on Okinawa

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Japan PM in deal to keep US base on Okinawa

Source: BBC News

Japan and the US say have agreed to relocate a controversial American military base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa.

The two sides issued a statement saying the Futenma base would be moved from its current urban location to a less crowded part of the island.

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was elected last year on a promise to move the base off Okinawa altogether.

His back-down is angering many local people.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10179211.stm

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