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Obama Makes Concession on Marine Base – Tokyo, Japan

By: Kyle Reynolds 13 November 2009 510 views 3 Comments

President Obama and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan at the Kantei on Friday.

In an effort to mend fences with Japan, President Obama agreed on Friday to reopen talks on the relocation of the Okinawa base. President Obama announced that he would establish a high-level working group on the contentious issue of the continuing presence of a Marine base in Okinawa, speaking at a news conference just a few hours after he touched down in Tokyo to begin his first presidential trip to Asia.

His decision to, at least in theory, reconsider Japanese concerns about an agreement to move the current Marine base to another area on Okinawa, represents a concession. Less than a month ago, Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared to have shut the door on reopening the issue, which was agreed to in 2006.

Source: NY Times
Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times

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JapanSoc said:

Obama Makes Concession on Marine Base – Tokyo, Japan…

In an effort to mend fences with Japan, President Obama agreed on Friday to reopen talks on the relocation of the Okinawa base….from the NY Times…

# 14 November 2009 at 5:15 am

Joshua Zimmerman said:

I wonder if Korea would let us put another base there if the Okinawins decide they want the US out.

# 14 November 2009 at 9:41 am

Kyle Reynolds (author) said:

They’ll put it somewhere. I think the Japanese just hope that it isn’t anywhere near them or at least is more remote to any population. They are tired of the crimes without punishment routines going on at Okinawa.

# 15 November 2009 at 5:07 am