Japan's new government appeared to bow to intensifying pressure from visiting top U.S. military officials, saying Friday it supports keeping a major U.S. Marine airfield on the southern island of Okinawa.
The move narrows _ but doesn't close _ a rift between the two alliance partners ahead of President Barack Obama's visit in three weeks. The new Tokyo administration, elected in a landslide in August, is eager to assert a more independent stance with Washington _ but doesn't want to unduly strain ties with its chief ally and key trading partner.
The government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has suggested it would like to make changes to a 2006 agreement that …
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