New defense chief meets Okinawa gov.

New defense chief meets Okinawa gov.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (R) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima bow to each other when they met at the ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2012. The governor reiterated his call for the central government to reconsider its plan to relocate a key U.S. base within Okinawa Prefecture.

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