Japan PM Hatoyama apologises over Okinawa U-turn

Japan PM Hatoyama apologises over Okinawa U-turn

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has apologised for not keeping an election promise to move...概要を表示 Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has apologised for not keeping an election promise to move a US military base from Okinawa. Mr Hatoyama travelled to the island and met local governor Hirokazu Nakaima. Like many locals, the governor is opposed to the US presence and said the prime minister's decision would be "difficult to accept". Japan and the US, allies since the end of World War II, say

• Japan
• US
• 沖縄
• politics
• news