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Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo.
Monday, May. 24, 2010

Open quoteWe came to the conclusion that we have to ask local residents to accept the base in an area near Henoko. Close quote

  • YUKIO HATOYAMA,
  • Japan's prime minister, on his decision to relocate an American air base to another site on the island of Okinawa, as agreed with the U.S. in 2006, despite the vocal opposition of the islanders
Photo: Yuriko Nakao / Reuters | Source: IHT