US-Japan security pact turns 50, faces new strains (AP)

US-Japan security pact turns 50, faces new strains 
    (AP)

AP – Uncertainty over a Marine base and plans to move thousands of U.S. troops to Guam are straining a post-World War II security alliance Japan and the United States set 50 years ago, but Tokyo’s new leader said Tuesday he stands behind the pact.