the southwestern prefecture is the home 70% of the u.s. military facility in japan. preparations are under way to build an airfield off the prefecture's coast. tip meeting, takeshi onaga called on the government to scrap the plan but abe stressed relocating the base is the only option. he conveyed his intention to reduce the burden on onkinawa. >>> russian president vladimir putin says he's ready to push forward talks with japanese leaders over a territorial dispute. the two countries have been locked in disagreement for decades regarding four russian held islands. in japan they are known as the northern territories. putin has indicated russia's annexation of crimea is different. he said crimea was ornlly part of russia and people there approved the annexation by a referendum. putin said dialogue with japan has stopped due to circumstances on the japanese side. he said he's ready to discuss the territorial issue based on the 1956 declaration. the russian side will return to the islands if a peace treaty is signed. the japanese government maintains the islands are an