The following questions and answers deal with the deadlock between Japan and the United States over the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture -- the main topic of bilateral working-level talks that began Monday in Tokyo.
What is the root of the problem with the talks on relocating the operations of the Futenma base?
The people of Okinawa have long been dissatisfied with the fact that most U.S. bases in Japan are located within the prefecture.