Japan PM apologizes for breaking US base vow
By Kyoko Hasegawa | China Daily | Updated: 2010-05-24 07:57
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Angry local people rally in front of the Okinawa government office in Naha before talks between Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima on Sunday. Jiji Press via Agence France-Press |
TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Sunday apologized for breaking his election pledge to relocate an unpopular US military base on Okinawa which had soured ties with Washington.
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