The Japanese government aims to reduce the burden of hosting U.S. military bases on Okinawa Prefecture while maintaining the nation's powers of deterrence, now that the U.S. Marine Corps has begun its transition from the prefecture to the U.S. territory of Guam.

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Japan Vows to Reduce Okinawa's Burden from Bases as US Marines' Transition to Guam Gets Underway

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This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The U.S. is advancing the fortification of its territory closest to China with the arrival of the first Marines from Okinawa and its first interceptor missile test in Guam last week. About 100 Marines from Japan landed on Saturday, the vanguard of about 5,000 due to be relocated to Guam under a security treaty with the U.S. The U.S. successfully downed one…

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Missile test, first Marine redeployment give US new milestones in Guam

Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2012 to relocate about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines stationed on Okinawa, including 4,000 to Guam in phases.

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US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam

The US is moving about 100 people of the III Marine Expeditionary Force from the prefecture of Okinawa, in Japan, to Guam

Gli Usa stanno spostando circa 100 persone del III Marine Expeditionary Force dalla prefettura di Okinawa, in Giappone, a Guam

Japan Vows to Reduce Okinawa's Burden from Bases as US Marines' Transition to Guam Gets Underway

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