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US likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan

Japanese officials and media reported, however, that only 4,700 of the Marines would end up in Guam.

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US, Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam

The United States and Japan are hoping to break a stalemate over the US military presence on Okinawa...

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`US to transfer Marines from Okinawa to Guam’

The United States and Japan have agreed to tweak a six-year-old agreement on Marines based on the so...

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Strong quake hits Okinawa, no tsunami alert

Japan, located at the junction of four tectonic plates, experiences 20 % of the strongest quakes ea...

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Japan pushing Okinawa ahead of Panetta visit

Japan is stepping up efforts to break a stalemate over the relocation of a Marine base.

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US sacks Japan desk head over Okinawa slurs

Kevin Maher triggered outrage by reportedly calling people of Okinawa "lazy".

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Japan PM tested as Okinawa says `no` to US base

Japan`s minister admits the govt was `in very tough situation` over US base.

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Okinawa vote to test US-Japan military alliance

Two gubernatorial candidates are campaigning for removal of US Marine base.

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Japan election sure to show opposition to US base

An election Sunday for the Governor of a southern Japanese island where a controversial US Marine ba...

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78% of local govts won`t consider US base relocated: Survey

Japanese local govt leaders are widely against hosting US military bases.

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Delay in US marines` move from Okinawa to Guam: Report

Guam`s infrastructure can`t handle rapid construction schedule, says US Navy.

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Chinese Navy ships pass through int`l waters near Okinawa

Japan`s Defence Ministry has been keeping close tabs on China`s activities.

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Japan’s PM to ease burden on Okinawa

Kan seeks to ease burden on Okinawa Prefecture of hosting US military bases.

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Kan visits Okinawa amid row over US base relocation

Japanese PM Naoto Kan made a visit to Okinawa Prefecture amid strong criticism from locals for an ag...

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Japan, US to explore joint project in Okinawa, Hawaii

Japan and the US will explore a joint experimental project of a next-generation "smart grid" power t...

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Okinawans angry as Japan PM flipflops on US base

During campaign that swept his party to power, Japan`s PM had raised hopes that US base could be shi...

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US against Japan base relocation plan

The US has reacted negatively to Japan`s draft proposal for the relocation of US Marine base in Okin...

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Hatoyama to revisit Okinawa around May 23

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is planning to revisit Okinawa, possibly on May 23 over the relocati...

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Hatoyama to visit Okinawa over US base issue: Hirano

Japanese PM Yukio Hatoyama will visit Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to hold talks with Gov. Hirokazu...

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Okinawans rally for to be moved off island

Thousands of Okinawan residents and leaders demanded a US Marine base be moved off the island at a m...

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Japanese islanders rally `against US base plan`

Thousands of people rallied on a remote Japanese island on Sunday, protesting against a possible gov...

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Japan searches for US base row compromise

Japan`s centre-left government on Friday scrambled to work out a compromise in a festering row over ...

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Japan to propose moving half key US base off Okinawa: Report

Japan has decided to propose to Washington to relocate half of a controversial US military airbase...

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US to return Okinawa air control to Japan on March 31

The US has officially agreed with Japan to return on March 31 air traffic control rights around the ...

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Base needed to defend Japan: United States

The United States has said that it needs to maintain a base on the Japanese island of Okinawa to def...

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US to wait-and-watch on Japan`s new deadline for base issue

A senior US official has indicated that Washington will take a wait-and-see stance on a new deadline...

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Guam not a substitute for Okinawa: US Marine commander

A top US Marine Corps commander struck a negative note about the idea that Guam could host all the M...

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Okinawa town elects mayor who opposes US base

The future of an American military base and the balance of US-Japan relations were thrown into furth...

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US base row focus of Japan city vote

Japanese voters in a city on Okinawa island go to the polls to elect a new mayor on Sunday in a vote...

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US, Japan vow to resolve Okinawa base issue

The US and Japan pledged Tuesday to resolve differences over relocating a US military base on Okinaw...

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Relocate Futemma outside prefecture: Okinawa Governor

Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima told Japan`s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano no Saturday t...

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Japan to settle US base row despite political risk

Japan`s government has told the United States it will decide by May where to relocate a controversia...

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US denies Friday deadline for Japan`s decision on Okinawa base

The United States denied claims by a Japanese lawmaker last week that Washington wants Tokyo to deci...

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US, Japan continue talks on relocation of bases

The US and Japan continue their negotiations on relocation of bases on Japanese island of Okinawa wh...

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Japan FM tours Okinawa for US base talks

Japan`s Foreign Minister toured the southern island of Okinawa to meet with local officials on Satur...

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US envoy urges Okinawa base issue resolved soon

US Ambassador John Roos, making his first trip to the southern island of Okinawa, urged Japan on Mon...

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Obama, Hatoyama to focus beyond US’ military presence

Obama`s Japan trip gives the US President a chance to forge closer ties with newly-installed governm...

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Japan says no base deal during Obama visit

Japan`s Foreign Minister said on Sunday that no deal on relocating US troops on the southern Japanes...

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Top US envoy for Asia praises Japan ties

The top US diplomat for Asia on Thursday hailed Washington`s long-standing alliance with Japan, but ...

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Hillary to meet Japanese FM on Friday

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet her Japanese counterpart on Friday amid a row over t...

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Japan PM in no hurry on US base relocation deal

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Sunday he was in no hurry to make a decision on reloc...

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Chances growing Japan may sign off on US base: Report

The Asahi newspaper reported on Saturday that chances are growing Japan may sign off on a plan to re...

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Japan govt coalition partner rejects US base proposal

A coalition partner of Japan`s Centre-Left government on Saturday voiced opposition to a fresh propo...

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US base should stay on Okinawa: Japan’s Foreign Minister

A major US Marine base set for relocation must stay on the southern Japan island of Okinawa, the cou...

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US may have crafted documents on secret Okinawa pact: Japan

The government will deny the existence of a secret Japan-US agreement over the 1972 reversion of Oki...

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