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US Marines 'will be moved from Japan's Okinawa'
Source: BBC
8 February 2012 Last updated at 17:51 GMT
US Marines 'will be moved from Japan's Okinawa'
The US and Japan have resurrected a controversial deal to move thousands of Marines from the island of Okinawa.
The deal to move the Marines, signed in 2006, had depended on the closure of a US airbase on the island. But Japan has been unable to relocate the base.
However, both sides have now agreed to "de-link" the two issues, paving the way for the Marines' redeployment.
The US has recently overhauled its policy in the Pacific, announcing a series of changes to its deployments.
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US Marines 'will be moved from Japan's Okinawa'
The US and Japan have resurrected a controversial deal to move thousands of Marines from the island of Okinawa.
The deal to move the Marines, signed in 2006, had depended on the closure of a US airbase on the island. But Japan has been unable to relocate the base.
However, both sides have now agreed to "de-link" the two issues, paving the way for the Marines' redeployment.
The US has recently overhauled its policy in the Pacific, announcing a series of changes to its deployments.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16954599
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