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  • Okinawa governor: Turning U.S. bases over to Japanese forces not a solution

    03/22/2005 10:18:34 PM PST · by Racehorse · 12 replies · 582+ views
    Stars and Stripes (Pacific Edition) ^ | 23 March 2005 | David Allen and Chiyomi Sumida
    NAHA, Okinawa — Gov. Keiichi Inamine said Sunday he doesn’t buy the idea that the “burden” Okinawa bears by hosting the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan would be relieved by having the Japanese military take over some of the bases. “If the U.S. military is replaced by the self-defense forces, I would not consider it as reduction,” he said. “I do not mean only the U.S. military when I talk about reduction in the military presence.” About 75 percent of the land in Japan used solely by the U.S. military is on Okinawa. More than half the U.S. troops...