Japan Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — Following a weekend visit to Okinawa by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada that succeeded in upsetting local residents, it remains far from clear how the central government will settle the thorny issue of where to relocate Futenma air base. While Okada was desperate to gain understanding of the difficulties he faces in trying to review the Japan-U.S. accord...
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada hinted Saturday that he will abandon the idea of moving U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to nearby U.S. Kadena Air Base, saying options are running out for the relocation of the facility. "It's extremely difficult," Okada was quoted as saying in a meeting with top officials of the Okinawa Times, a local daily,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, on his second official visit to Okinawa on Saturday, told the mayor of Ginowan city in central Naha that finding a resolution to the relocation of the U.S. military airfield is proving "tough" for the government. Okada's trip to Japan's southernmost prefecture followed a ministerial-level working group meeting at the Foreign Ministry...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Japanese FM Katsuya Okada Saturday told the mayor of Ginowan city in central Naha that finding a resolution to the relocation of the U.S. military airfield is proving "tough" for the government.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... return of children wrongfully removed to or retained in any signatory countries, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... Pacific Command commander Adm. Robert Willard visited Tokyo on Monday and told Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada the Futenma issue is the key element of the U.S. military realignment in Japan and should be resolved expeditiously, according to a ministry statement.
Okada said the issue is difficult but hoped to resolve it "by the end of the year."
Earlier Monday, Hatoyama...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... Pacific Command commander Adm. Robert Willard visited Tokyo on Monday and told Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada the Futenma issue is the key element of the U.S. military realignment in Japan and should be resolved expeditiously, according to a ministry statement.Okada said the issue is difficult but hoped to resolve it "by the end of the year."Earlier Monday, Hatoyama met with...
