Nov 8th, 2009 - Reuters
GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Thousands of Japanese gathered in sweltering heat on the southern island of Okinawa on Sunday to demand that a U.S. Marine base be moved out of the region, days ahead of a visit by President Barack Obama.
The row over the re-siting of the Futenma air base threatens to stall a realignment of the 47,000 U.S. military personnel in Japan and sour defense ties between the two countries, seen as key in a region home to a rising China and an unpredictable North Korea.
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Japan's Mixed Signals Add to Uncertainty Over US Installations
Nov 8th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
When President Barack Obama meets Japan's new prime minister in Tokyo on Friday, he will face a government that appears uncertain about how to resolve the major issue complicating ties between the two allies.Japanese protest against US base
Nov 8th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Thousands of people have protested on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa demanding the removal of a US military base there.
The local mayor called on new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama "to put an end to Okinawa's burden and ordeal".Japanese town stages anti-US base protest
Nov 7th, 2009 - Yahoo! News
KADENA, Japan (AFP) – Thousands of residents of Japan's southern island of Okinawa Saturday staged a protest against the presence of the US military on the eve of a major rally against a controversial airbase.
Japan says no base deal during Obama visit
Nov 7th, 2009 - Washington Post
TOKYO -- Japan's foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama's visit this week...Japan, U.S. to avoid bases feud for Obama visit
Nov 6th, 2009 - Washington Post
GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - The United States and Japan look set to avoid a collision over where to relocate a Marine base when President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week...
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