Hatoyama asks prefectures to share burdens of hosting U.S. forces

Hatoyama asks prefectures to share burdens of hosting U.S. forces

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (left in rear) greets Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (left in front) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (right in front) at a meeting of the National Governors' Association in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. Hatoyama asked prefectural governors to try to share the burden of hosting U.S. forces in Japan with Okinawa Prefecture.

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