Japan and the United States are to strike a new pact on agreement on a planned relocation of some U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, Kyodo News reported Sunday, citing government sources.
Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are expected to sign the accord during Clinton's three-day visit in Japan as of Feb. 16 in a bid to strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance by promoting the realignment, said the report.
Under the accord, Japan will speed up the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corp's Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to the coast of Camp Schwab in Nago, a U.S. base in the southernmost island prefecture, Xinhua reported.