Japan, Guam discuss relocation of U.S. Marines

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (L) and Madeleine Bordallo (R), Guam's delegate to the U.S. Congress, hold talks in Guam on Oct. 29, 2015. They agreed to continue cooperation for the relocation of nearly 4,000 U.S. Marines in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture to Guam to alleviate the burden of U.S. military bases on the southern Japan prefecture. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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