Okinawa governor wants changes in U.S. forces deal
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Okinawa's governor on Wednesday called for changes in an agreement governing the status of U.S. troops in Japan as diplomats flew to the island to try to soothe anger over the suspected rape of a schoolgirl by a U.S. Marine.
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Japan has approved an overhaul of its military policy to take account of threats from China and North Korea and to allow defense exports to the United States.
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The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa on Wednesday, limiting troops to bases, places or work or off-base housing, amid a furor over the arrest of Marine on suspicion of rape.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Sunday a proposed major realignment of U.S. troops  stationed overseas would take several years and very likely  lead to more forces stationed in the United States with greater  flexibility to meet post-Cold War challenges.
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HAGATNA, Guam  - Japan's increasing military role   was indicative of U.S. support for a continued U.S.-Japan   alliance, Richard Lawless, the U.S. deputy defense   undersecretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said on Tuesday.
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Japan's new prime minister denied on Tuesday that he wants to change the country's pacifist constitution to permit its military to wage war overseas.
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Japan should revise its pacifist,  U.S.-drafted constitution so that the world's second-biggest  economy can play a greater security role abroad, Foreign  Minister Nobutaka Machimura said on Tuesday.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Aug. 25 -- Puerto Rico's governor called for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq on Saturday, earning a standing ovation from a conference of more than 4,000 National Guardsmen.
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Japan may extend its controversial non-combat troop dispatch to Iraq, a key gesture of support for Washington ahead of a meeting on Tuesday between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and US President George W. Bush.
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The new commandant of the US marines says the force may need to increase to meet commitments.
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It may be time to "redefine the goals" for Iraq, the admiral President Bush picked to lead U.S. forces in the Middle East told Congress on Tuesday as lawmakers of both parties maneuvered for leverage against Bush's proposed troop buildup.
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Japan and the United States will call for greater cooperation between troops of the two nations to address regional threats in a joint security statement to be released in February, a news report said.
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Japan's Defense Agency, voicing &quot;grave concern&quot; about North Korea's recent missile tests, has called for the quick implementation of a controversial plan to realign US military bases.
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Japan and the United States will meet Jan. 13 to bolster cooperation in missile defense and discuss the ongoing realignment of U.S. troops in Japan, a news report said.
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Japan plans to ask the United States to  move some U.S. marine bases from its southernmost prefecture of  Okinawa to a location outside Japan, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun  said on Monday.
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Japan passed a law Wednesday to fund the reorganization of U.S. forces in Japan
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The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa on Wednesday, limiting troops to bases, places or work or off-base housing amid a furor over the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of rape.