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Obama urges Japan to keep US bases pact

TOKYO: US President Barack Obama urged Japan's new centre-left government on Tuesday to keep a pact allowing US bases on its territory, as both sides laid the groundwork for his visit to Tokyo this week. Full Article at Channel News Asia

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