JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCE TALKS
Asahi Shimbun
Japan's relationship with the United States is finally beginning to move forward, even though the issue over the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture remains a thorny problem.
This is how things stand four months after Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama took office. In their meeting in Hawaii, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to start talks to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Clinton again urged Okada to implement the agreement to relocate the Futenma facility from Ginowan to the Henoko area in Nago.
At the same time, Clinton said the Futenma issue is very important but only "part of our comprehensive partnership," making clear her recognition of the need to promote cooperation between the United States and Japan in other areas.
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