Much attention has been on the DPJ's current consideration of changing the SOFA agreement, which would see around 10,000 U.S. troops remain on Okinawa and Japan help foot the cost of moving the 8,000 remaining forces to Guam by 2014, but this is unlikely to taint the visit of Obama. "This visit is more of a welcome to Japan for Obama" said Jeff Kingston, a professor at Temple University, who told Xinhua that the visit will be about photo opportunities and reaffirming friendships rather than brokering new agreements. Full Article at Xinhua