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    As reported by BBC News, "U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was recently in Tokyo urging Japan to honor a 2006 agreement on relocating a U.S. airbase to another part of Okinawa." Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, during his election campaign, claimed he wanted a more equal security relationship with the U.S. - and pledged a more "autonomous" foreign strategy. Full Article at Dallas Blog
    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was recently in Tokyo urging Japan to honor a 2006 agreement on relocating a U.S. airbase to another part of Okinawa.
    SOURCE: Dallas Blog 1 month ago
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Japanese Diplomats Refuse to Visit White House
  1. the visit this time was cancelled as the Japanese side could not co-ordinate the timing amid various scheduling demands such as parliamentary sessions. I don't think it will affect relations between Japan and the United States.
    SOURCE: Dallas Blog 1 month ago
  2. Japan's government said the talks had been cancelled because of an inability to co-ordinate schedules. The meeting had been planned to take place before U.S. President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week.
    SOURCE: Dallas Blog 1 month ago

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