_,...-:::¬ー-、.... -....、. ,..::'´::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::`ヽ、Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday that his words "trust me" /::::::::::::::::::::::::__:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::ヽ: 、uttered to U.S. President Barack Obama had no bearing on Japan's . ,.:':::::::::;: -_..二....--......、.._` ヽ 、::::::::::::::::::::ヽ`ヽdirection concerning the relocation of a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture. ,.:':::::::::/:::´::l:::::::、:::::::::::::l::::::`::ト...、 `ヽ::::::::::::::::', ',ト、Hatoyama said those words to Obama when they were discussing . /:;::::::::/:::::ヽj_:::::;.ヘ::l、:::::::ト.:::::::::l、::::ヽ |:::::::::::::::::l. l l `i、the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during their Oct. 13 summit in Tokyo. /;ィ:::::::::l:;::::::/'l.`ソ、 1ヽ:::::| ヽ::_;:」ィ‐:::::|::::::::::::;:::::l | l、 `l__Media reports suggested that Hatoyama's remark of "trust me" gave Obama the impression 〃|::::::::::'::|::/ ,r  ̄`ヽ ヽ:::|-ァ^¬ヘ.ヽ:::|::::::::::::!`ヽ─-,.l ', ` ー 、that Tokyo would proceed with a 2006 Japan-U.S. agreement to relocate . ′|::ハ::::::::|::l l l l′ l. V::::::::::/、./、ニ‐1| l. ヽthe Futenma airfield from Ginowan in southern Okinawa Prefecture to Nago ,.,イr'ス::::::l/ ヽ、 ノ 、 ノ /::::::::/ .l::l 」ヽ´ | l-一 ´in the northern part of the prefecture. (...__| 'ァ:ヽ:::l、' '  ̄ ` ー ´ /::::::;/::Ll:::::7 /`ヽ一 '′ ム-‐ヘ::「` ‐ 、..__......_ ' '_,.ィ::::;.く::::::::、:::::ト.⊥ -' ` `¨ ¨´ /r ´ `ヽ、:ト、|