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Talks on moving Futenma base still not concluded

NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) While Guam steps up preparations to host marines when their presence in Okinawa is downsized, possibly by 2014, tough negotiations are continuing between the prefecture and central government on the planned relocation base that... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Fri, Mar 21 2008

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