[CPEO-MEF] Okinawa base reversion

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Okinawans say U.S. military still a problem

The Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
April 26, 2006

NAHA--Just because Tokyo and Washington reached agreement on paying for 
the relocation of U.S. Marines to Guam, Okinawan concerns about the U.S. 
military presence did not magically disappear.

"From the standpoint of Okinawa Prefecture, the issue does not come down 
to costs but how far our burden can be eased," Reiji Fumoto, a 
prefectural government official in charge of base issues, said Monday.

"Now at last, the reversion of bases in Okinawa will truly begin."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200604260146.html
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Lenny Siegel
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