"As Japanese prime minister, I protested sternly to President Obama over the recent incident in Okinawa," Abe told a news conference, flanked by the president ahead of a Group of Seven summit meeting starting on Thursday.
"I feel strong indignation about the selfish and extremely mean crime," Abe said. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by William Mallard)Japan PM protests against Okinawa incident at summit with Obama
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