It details plans to move an unpopular Marine base, known as Futenma, from the centre of the Okinawan city of Ginowan to a quiet bay on the island's east coast, called Henoko.

计划的细节是将一个不受欢迎的海军基地普天间机场从冲绳岛的中心冲绳县搬到一个叫的名护市边野古位于冲绳岛西海岸的寂静海滨。

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The base controversy has revolved around where to move a Marine Corps Air Station currently located in a crowded urban area known as Futenma. 'The reason that [Mr.

美军基地争议的中心问题，是把一个目前位于“普天间”这个人口密集城区的海军机场迁往何处。

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Under the agreement, painstakingly negotiated with the outgoing Japanese government over several years, the United States will move 8,000 U.S.Marines from the Futenma base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa to the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

In 2006,Japan and the United States agreed to close Futenma and move its facilities to another Marine base with a heliport built on reclaimed land offshore.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

The rape of a 12-year-old girl by U.S. servicemen in 1995 prompted talks to close the Futenma base.

WSJ: Japan's Mixed Signals Add to Uncertainty Over U.S. Installations

But his involvement in discussions over the Futenma base issue might be viewed as a negative by voters.

NPR: Japan's Prime Minister Resigns Over U.S. Base

Under the new plan America will transfer some troops to Guam without waiting for progress on relocating the Futenma base on Okinawa, which had been a precondition for the transfer.

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