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Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama indicated Thursday he intends to curb annual state expenses for U.S. military forces in Japan, but was cautious about making a huge cutback citing a possible impact on the economy in areas hosting the U.S. forces....

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reiterated Thursday his government will ‘‘comprehensively review’’ the Japan-U.S. alliance, but added it will continue to deepen the bilateral ties in a ‘‘multilayered’’ way. ‘‘As I have repeatedly said, the Japan-U.S. alliance is the cornerstone...