Okada, Ginowan mayor discuss U.S. base issue

Okada, Ginowan mayor discuss U.S. base issue

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada holds a meeting with Ginowan Mayaor Yoichi Iha at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2009. Okada told the mayor, whose city hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station, that the Japanese government is facing a tough situation as it seeks a settlement over where to relocate the U.S. military base.

Okada discusses U.S. base issue with Ginowan mayor

Okada discusses U.S. base issue with Ginowan mayor

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) holds talks with Ginowan Mayaor Yoichi Iha (C, right) at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2009. Okada told the mayor, whose city hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station, that the Japanese government is facing a tough situation as it seeks a settlement over where to relocate the U.S. military base.

Okada, Ginowan mayor discuss U.S. base issue

Okada, Ginowan mayor discuss U.S. base issue

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada holds a meeting with Ginowan Mayaor Yoichi Iha at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2009. Okada told the mayor, whose city hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station, that the Japanese government is facing a tough situation as it seeks a settlement over where to relocate the U.S. military base. (Kyodo)

Okada discusses U.S. base issue with Ginowan mayor

Okada discusses U.S. base issue with Ginowan mayor

NAHA, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) holds talks with Ginowan Mayaor Yoichi Iha (C, right) at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2009. Okada told the mayor, whose city hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station, that the Japanese government is facing a tough situation as it seeks a settlement over where to relocate the U.S. military base. (Kyodo)