Japan's stance on Futenma intact despite U.S. senators' appeal

Japan's stance on Futenma intact despite U.S. senators' appeal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2010 shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Japan's stance on the existing plan to relocate the airfield remains intact, despite the latest alternative offered by influential U.S. senators, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said May 12, 2011.

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