THE United States has agreed on a plan to return land occupied by its military to Japan in a bid to break the deadlock in a long-stalled deal.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Ambassador John Roos issued a joint statement on the agreement on Friday, under which five US military facilities and other areas on Okinawa's main island will return to Japan over the coming years.
Tokyo and Washington also agreed they will return land currently occupied by the controversial Futenma airbase "in fiscal 2022 or later" the joint statement said.
"I am glad to see the long-stalled issue move forward," Abe said in a meeting with the ambassador in front of reporters.
"It is extremely significant for our efforts to reduce burdens on Okinawa."
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel later called the move a "new and important milestone" that would reduce the military footprint on the island, in a statement issued by his office.
He added that some US Marine Corps forces would relocate to Guam and Hawaii.
The deal comes after years in which a plan to move the US Marine Corps' Futenma base from a crowded residential area have been stuck in stasis because of vocal opposition from islanders.
Locals want the base moved off Okinawa altogether, arguing that the island bears an unequal burden hosting the lion's share of the 47,000 US service personnel stationed in Japan.
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