between 9,000 and 10,000 American will be moved off Okinawa , a U.S.-Japan committee says . Opposition to the presence of U.S. troops in Okinawa runs so deep that it contributed to the resignation of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in 2010 . Japan 's foreign minister calls the agreement `` satisfactory '' The agreement creates `` political space '' for Okinawa , a defense official says . Tensions have sometimes been high on U.S. between locals , Okinawa personnel .
between 9,000 and 10,000 American will be moved off Okinawa , a U.S.-Japan committee says . Japan 's foreign minister calls the agreement `` satisfactory '' The agreement creates `` political space '' for Okinawa , a defense official says . Tensions have sometimes been high on U.S. between locals , Okinawa personnel .