An American diplomat in Japan has been removed from his post in Japan. The diplomat, Kevin K. Maher, told students at an American university that Okinawans are "masters of manipulation and distortion". Officials are unsure why this news has taken so long to come out, as this event occurred in December. This comes at a troublesome time, as the Japanese government has been trying to persuade Okinawans to allow the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma as part of an agreement to reduce to amount of troops stationed in Okinawa. Okinawans have been upset over the large military presence, which is about half of the 50,000 American troops stationed in Japan. The United States ambassador to Japan was sent to Okinawa to apologize for Maher's comments.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/world/asia/11japan.html?_r=1&ref=world
By: Kaitlyn Gordon
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