Inamine urges SOFA revision be seen as national undertaking

Inamine urges SOFA revision be seen as national undertaking

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine called in a Tokyo forum May 29 for national attention on Okinawa's wish to revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement to solve various problems involving U.S. military facilities there.

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