2009-11-18, 00:35
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: PMB Headquarters
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Obama hinted at agreeing to move Futemma site offshore: sources
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Hatoyama also explained the difficulty of the relocation issue, saying his Democratic Party of Japan pledged during a general election in August to relocate the Futemma base out of Okinawa Prefecture, or even abroad.
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The DPJ, which swept to power after a decisive election victory in August, has promoted the idea of moving Futemma out of Okinawa, or out of Japan altogether, in an effort to reduce the burden on base-hosting communities.
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