How the Americans got their base

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The Japanese government is seeking to persuade Nago, in northern Okinawa, to accept a US helicopter base. Nago is to host a Group of 7 summit in Jul 2000 and the mayor has secured other aid for the government, delivering a vote in favor of the base. There is a demand for the lease to last no longer than 15 years, a condition that the US does not want to accept. Meanwhile, there is a risk that communications could be disrupted at the time of the summit, which is to be held during the typhoon season.

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Whose rules count?

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An investigation into an accident involving a Japanese trawler hit by a US submarine is examined in detail.

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China, America and Japan

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Relations between the US, Japan and China and factors affecting these relations are examined in detail.

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