Suga wants "honest" exchanges with Okinawa amid U.S. base row

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (L back) and Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (R back) attend a ceremony in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 4, 2015, marking the return to Okinawa of a housing area used by the U.S. military. Suga said the same day he wants to honestly communicate with the Okinawa governor, ahead of their meeting the following day amid growing tensions over the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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