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Japanese Leader Under Fire Over Okinawa Base

TAIPEI, Taiwan (May 19) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has tried to please everyone on the thorny issue of moving an unpopular U.S. Marines air station. But so far he's pleased no one, and on Friday he faces what could be an uncomfortable discussion of the matter in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...

Unfamiliar Questions Await Obama on Visit to Longtime Ally Japan

TOKYO -- Amidst the turmoil of health care reform and Afghanistan policy, President Barack Obama might have expected some calming certainties when he flies on Friday to Japan, long the staunchest of U.S. allies. But behind what is sure to be a cordial welcome in Tokyo, new and unfamiliar questions await the president....

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04/25/12 Osprey may come to Futenma before fall Source: The Japan Times The U.S. may deploy the MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and land transport aircraft to Okinawa in July, moving up the schedule from the initially planned fall stationing, according to sources.
09/20/11 Okinawa governor insists Futenma must relocate off the... Source: Stars and Stripes - Washington DC The U.S. and Japanese governments have repeatedly promised to move forward with plans to relocate a controversial U.S. Marine Corps helicopter station from a populated urban area of Okinawa to a more remote location on the island.
08/12/11 Okinawa Gov. Nakaima regrets failure in relocation of... Source: Mainichi Daily News - Japan Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Friday expressed regret at the failure in relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture before Saturday's seventh anniversary of a crash of a U.S. military helicopter into a university campus next to the base.
06/02/11 Ospreys will replace Sea Knights at Futenma, Marine... Source: Stars and Stripes - Washington DC The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that it plans to replace helicopters based at Futenma air station on Okinawa with the new Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, a move that could complicate already tense U.S.-Japan relations involving the island.
07/28/10 Coalition would restrict declarations of new marine... Source: Perth News Since February 2006, people from all over Okinawa come to a sit-in protest in Higashi Village in the northern part of the island.