May 13

US military base impasse could topple Japan leader 
    (AP)
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May 7

Japan PM faces more local refusal on US base 
    (AP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »

May 4

Japan PM: Moving US base off Okinawa 'impossible' 
    (AP)
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Apr 29

Japan PM appeals for union support amid base row 
    (AFP)

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 24

US envoy back to Japan for base talks 
    (AFP)

AFP – The top US diplomat for Asia will return to Japan next week for fresh talks in a brewing row over the relocation of a US military base, the State Department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 21

US envoy back to Japan for base talks 
    (AFP)

AFP – The top US diplomat for Asia will return to Japan next week for fresh talks in a brewing row over the relocation of a US military base, the State Department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 19

Japan islanders to reject US base in Obama letter 
    (AFP)

AFP – The mayors of three towns on a Japanese island reportedly slated to host a US military base said Wednesday they will write to President Barack Obama to tell him they reject their government’s plan. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 16

US proposes Japan base alternative: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States has suggested an alternative to controversial plans for a military base on a Japanese island which have been a growing thorn in relations between the two allies, a report said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 16

US proposes Japan base alternative: report 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States has suggested an alternative to controversial plans for a military base on a Japanese island which have been a growing thorn in relations between the two allies, a report said Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 14

Japan islanders to reject US base in Obama letter 
    (AFP)

AFP – The mayors of three towns on a Japanese island reportedly slated to host a US military base said Wednesday they will write to President Barack Obama to tell him they reject their government’s plan. Read the rest of this entry »

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