Gates to visit Japan amid shift in ties

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The Pentagon said Wednesday that Gates will take up the sensitive issue of the US forces in Okinawa when he meets Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has said he wants a "more equal" relationship with the United States...The Defense Secretary's visit, the first by a US cabinet member since...

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