About 9,000 people will be moved off Okinawa , a congressional committee says . Japan 's foreign minister says the agreement ` ` satisfactory '' The agreement creates ` ` political space '' for Okinawa , a defense official says . The call for the U.S. military to leave Okinawa escalated after the 1995 rape of the 12-year-old , a crime that outraged the Japanese and led to calls by many that American troops leave . Tensions have sometimes been high on Okinawa between locals , U.S. personnel .
About 9,000 people will be moved off Okinawa , a congressional committee says . Japan 's foreign minister says the agreement ` ` satisfactory '' The agreement creates ` ` political space '' for Okinawa , a defense official says . Tensions have sometimes been high on Okinawa between locals , U.S. personnel .