Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will visit Okinawa from Feb. 26 to 27 to seek local consent for moving ahead with the relocation of a key U.S. base within the prefecture, sources said Tuesday.
During his first trip to the prefecture since taking office in September, Noda intends to hold talks with local officials and brief them on discussions with the United States regarding a recent rethink of the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan, the sources said.
Noda is expected to stress in his meeting with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima that the new policy on the U.S. forces realignment will ease the military burden on Okinawa. (Japan Times)
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