25 Apr 2006

Guam has been earmarked to take thousands of US marines from Japan

4:45 am on 25 April 2006

Guam has been earmarked to take thousands of US marines from Japan following a restructuring move.

The United States have struck a deal with Japan to relocate about 8,000 marines from Okinawa to Guam.

The Pacific Daily news reports Japan will shoulder 59 per cent of the cost and finance 6-point-1 billion US dollars of the 10-point-3 billion dollar cost.

Under a mutual security pact, the US currently has 50,000 troops stationed in Japan.