TORONTO (Kyodo) Japan and the United States agreed Sunday to proceed with the relocation of the Futenma air base in Okinawa in line with their accord reached in May, while working closely on responses to North Korea's sinking of a South Korean warship and Iran's nuclear quest.
During their first formal meeting, held during the Group of 20 summit in Canada, Prime Minister Naoto Kan and President Barack Obama reaffirmed the importance of the security alliance between the two countries.