The leader of Japan's small Social Democratic Party has rejected plans to build a new U.S. Marine base on the island of Okinawa. And her threat to withdraw her party from Japan's ruling coalition over the issue threatens Prime Minister Hatoyama's grip on power. Akiko Fujita reports. With just seven members, Ms. Fukushima's Social Democratic Party of Japan has a tiny share of Japan's 722-seat parli
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