Okinawa governor decries no mention of SOFA revision by Abe, Obama

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks to reporters in Naha, Japan on May 25, 2016, after a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo. Onaga expressed disappointment that the leaders failed to show a willingness to respond to calls to revise a bilateral accord defining the handling of U.S. base personnel in Japan in the wake of the arrest of a civilian U.S. base worker over the death of a local woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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