Japan-US parry over Okinawa bases

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Updated October 26, 2009 09:39:07

Japan's new centre-left government is facing its first major test - finding itself squeezed between Washington and the people of the southern islands of Okinawa. At the heart of the row is a US air base which the Japanese Prime Minister has suggested moving completely out of Okinawa after complaints by residents about noise and safety issues. But the Obama Administration has rejected any talk of re-locating the base outside of Okinawa.

Presenter: Mark Willacy, North Asia Correspondent
Speaker: Various residents of Okinawa; Robert Gates, US Defence Secretary ; Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese Prime Minister

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