US military base impasse could topple Japan leader
May 14, 2010 - 12:00am
It is possibly the most controversial US military facility in the world after the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Local residents like to call it the world's most dangerous base. An impasse over its future could bring...
Okinawans rally for US base to be moved off island
April 25, 2010 - 11:00pm
Tens of thousands of Okinawan residents and leaders demanded a US Marine base be moved off the island at a mass rally Sunday inflamed by suspicion it may be relocated on the southern Japanese island.
Okinawa vote pressures Japan on US Marine base
January 25, 2010 - 2:00am
Japanese voters delivered another blow to a stalled agreement to relocate a key American military base on Okinawa by electing a mayor on yesterday who campaigned on a promise to oppose the project.
Okinawa town elects mayor who opposes US base
January 24, 2010 - 11:41pm
The future of an American military base and the balance of US-Japan relations were thrown into further question Sunday as voters in a small city far from Tokyo elected a mayor opposed to the base.
Japan prime minister vows to fix economy in 2010
January 1, 2010 - 8:07pm
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, whose popularity has tumbled in recent weeks, vowed Friday to dedicate 2010 to fighting deflation and rebuilding the world's second biggest economy.
Japan needs more time for decision on US base
December 16, 2009 - 4:00am
Japan needs several more months to decide on the relocation of a major US military base on the southern island of Okinawa, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Tuesday, a delay likely to frustrate Washington.
Tensions rise in Tokyo gov't over US base move
December 4, 2009 - 3:17pm
Tensions are rising within Japan's new government, with a leader of a junior coalition partner hinting her party may leave the government over the relocation of a US Marine airfield on the southern island of O...
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