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    Obama said he understood that the new centre-left government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, which took power in September after decades of conservative rule, wanted to review aspects of their security alliance. "Prime Minister Hatoyama was leading a movement of change in Japan that really was unprecedented. It was a political earthquake there" Obama told broadcaster NHK in an exclusive interview ahead of his Tokyo visit this week. Full Article at Times of India
    Prime Minister Hatoyama was leading a movement of change in Japan that really was unprecedented. It was a political earthquake there
    Barack Obama – Barack Obama SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
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Barack Obama says he believes US bases pact in Japan's interest
  1. I think that it is perfectly appropriate for the new government to want to re-examine how to move forward in a new environment
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  2. I'm confident that, once the review is completed, they will conclude that the alliance that we have, the base arrangements that have been discussed, all those things, serve the interest of Japan and that they will continue.
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago

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