Japan's prime minister says some of Marine base will stay on Okinawa
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 05:30
in Earth & Climate
Island residents oppose the airfield, and Hatoyama had promised that it would be removed. Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that it will be impossible to move all parts of a key U.S. Marine base out of Okinawa, breaking with past promises to relocate the facility outside the southern island.