The proposed relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture has emerged as a key issue in the Democratic Party of Japan's leadership race to be held Tuesday.
Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who is seeking re-election as the ruling party's president, says Japan should abide by its agreement reached in May with the United States. The agreement essentially honors a 2006 bilateral accord that called for moving the facility to a location in the Henoko district of Nago in the same prefecture.
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