Japan’s PM backtracks on US base
Yukio Hatoyama says it is “impossible” to relocate US military base off Okinawa.
Published On 4 May 2010
Yukio Hatoyama, Japan’s prime minister, says it will be impossible to completely move a key US military base out of Okinawa.
The decision means Hatoyama is backtracking on a key election promise, the issue continues to divide the people on the island.
Rob McBride reports from Okinawa.
Source: Al Jazeera