Japan leader apologizes over US base on Okinawa
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Japan's embattled prime minister apologized Sunday to the people of Okinawa for ditching his campaign promise to move a US military base off the island, a concession likely to further erode his grip on power.
During his party's campaign for last year's elections that swept him to power, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama had promised to relocate US Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station off Okinawa, perhaps even out of Japan. (AP)
