Defense minister apologizes to Okinawa gov.

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) stands up to terminate a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) at the prefectural government office in Naha on the night of Dec. 2, 2011. Ichikawa visited the governor to offer an apology over an indiscreet comment made by one of his ministry's officials. In reference to the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. military base in Okinawa, Satoshi Tanaka, chief of the Okinawa Defense Bureau, allegedly used a Japanese term implying an act of sexual violence against women. (Kyodo)

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