U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will reaffirm a sound and robust U.S.-Japan alliance during their summit slated for Friday in Tokyo, despite a row over the relocation of a major U.S. military airfield in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, a senior U.S. administration official said.

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