U.S. envoy Kennedy says base relocation issue at a "turning point"

U.S. envoy Kennedy says base relocation issue at a "turning point"

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2015. Kennedy said a plan to relocate a key U.S. military facility within Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa is at a "turning point." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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