Japan Says No Base Deal During Obama Visit (ap)

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell, right, meets Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Japan will speed up its review of a deal to move a major U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa, officials said Thursday, but no final conclusion was expected in time for President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo next week. To smooth the way for the visit, Assistant Secretary of State Campbell, Washington's top envoy in Asia, was in Tokyo to meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Okada to discuss the leaders' agenda. (AP Photo/Issei Kato, Pool)AP – Japan’s foreign minister said Sunday that no deal on relocating U.S. troops on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa can be expected during President Barack Obama’s visit this week, saying the issue needs more time to resolve.

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