Difficult to arrange Okinawa governor meeting with Obama: Suga

Difficult to arrange Okinawa governor meeting with Obama: Suga

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga indicates at a press conference in Tokyo on May 23, 2016 that it is difficult to meet Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's request for him to have direct talks with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the May 26-27 Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. An American military base worker was arrested on May 19 in connection with the death of a woman in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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