Japan, U.S. agree to return portion of Futenma base in FY 2017

Japan, U.S. agree to return portion of Futenma base in FY 2017

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga jointly announce on Dec. 4, 2015, in Tokyo an agreement on returning some land at a key U.S. base in Okinawa ahead of schedule in fiscal 2017, as part of efforts to ease the southern island prefecture's burden of hosting U.S. military installations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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