US, Japan mulling Marines' transfer to Guam
The United States and Japan are discussing a plan to transfer thousands of troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major US Marine base on the southern Japan island of Okinawa.
Officials from both sides are meeting in Washington this week to discuss the proposal. A senior Japanese official says it would involve sending 4,700 Marines - instead of the 8,000 agreed to in 2006 - to Guam from Okinawa. (AP)
