22.12.2010 - 02:25 [ Xinhuanet ]

Japanese FM offers apology to Okinawans over U.S. base issue

Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara on Tuesday offered an apology to Okinawans for the failure of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) to remove the U.S. Marine Corps‘ Futenma Air Station outside of the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.