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Old 2009-12-09, 16:19   Link #4968
Shadow Kira01
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Japan may present U.S. with concrete Futemma relocation plan soon

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Asked if the issue has negatively influenced the alliance, Hatoyama said, ''They (the United States) may state such an opinion, but that is not a remark made in formal negotiations.'' He added that he has to make a careful decision because it is a matter that concerns people in Okinawa and elsewhere in the country.
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Japan is studying various options, including the possibility of moving the Futemma facility out of Okinawa or overseas, to reduce the burden on local people of hosting bases, but Washington has pressed Tokyo to stick to the existing plan, saying a lack of progress on relocation could negatively affect the entire road map.
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The Social Democratic Party, which has effectively threatened to leave Hatoyama's ruling coalition if he adheres to the current plan to relocate the Futemma facility within Okinawa, has proposed moving it to Guam.
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