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05 28th, 2010|
AFP - Japan and the United States agreed Friday to keep a US military base on the island of Okinawa despite strong local opposition, resolving a row that has badly strained ties between the allies.
May
24
AP - Japan’s prime minister suggested Monday that heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula contributed to his decision to break a campaign promise and keep a key U.S. Marine base in Okinawa. Analysts say China’s growing military assertiveness may also have played a role.
May
24
AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday commended as courageous a decision by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to keep an unpopular US military base in Okinawa.
May
23
AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Sunday apologised for breaking his election pledge to move an unpopular US military base off Okinawa, also receiving a public dressing-down from local officials.
May
7
AP - Mayors on a small Japanese island refused Friday to lighten the load of neighboring Okinawa by hosting some of the U.S. Marines based there, throwing into doubt a compromise plan for the relocation of an American airfield.
Apr
29
AFP - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, whose political future has been threatened by a row over a US military base, Thursday called on major trade unions to continue supporting his government.