Okinawa governor tells Abe he wants to talk with Obama on G-7 sidelines

Okinawa governor tells Abe he wants to talk with Obama on G-7 sidelines

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on May 23, 2016. Onaga asked Abe for an opportunity to talk directly with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the May 26-27 Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, following the arrest of an American military base worker in connection with the death of a woman in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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