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Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan discusses the Okinawa base issue

  • Junji Tachino
ChildrenOkinawa NEWSFEED Children play at an Okinawan beach at the close of day, July 2008.
The presence of U.S. Marines in Okinawa is a longstanding friction point between allies the United States and Japan. Michael H. Armacost, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 1989 to 1993, spoke with the Asahi Shimbun about this issue, and about the alliance in recent years.
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