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Japan PM scraps US base move plan | Japan PM scraps US base move plan |
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Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said it will not be feasible to entirely remove a controversial US base from the island of Okinawa. | Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has said it will not be feasible to entirely remove a controversial US base from the island of Okinawa. |
The US Marines' Futenma is deeply unpopular with Japanese and removing it had been a key election pledge of Mr Hatoyama's. | The US Marines' Futenma is deeply unpopular with Japanese and removing it had been a key election pledge of Mr Hatoyama's. |
But on a visit to the island, Mr Hatoyama said "realistically speaking, it is impossible" to fully relocate it. | But on a visit to the island, Mr Hatoyama said "realistically speaking, it is impossible" to fully relocate it. |
The base is home to more than half the 47,000 American troops based in Japan. | The base is home to more than half the 47,000 American troops based in Japan. |