31.   In the meantime, Tokyo has been wooing Okinawa with increased aid ranging from expanding a free-trade zone to reducing landing fees for aircraft.

32.   Airlines have balked at the exorbitant landing fees, said to be the highest in the world.

33.   But the landing fees are only the tip of the iceberg.

34.   The biggest problem is that international airlines have been less than impressed, particularly by the huge landing fees being demanded by the company.