If the Okinawa dispute was an isolated incident it might be taken as a bit of an accident, stemming as it did from a campaign promise. But Mr Hatoyama seems to have gone out of his way to confirm that things are changing. 如果冲绳岛纠纷是一起孤立事件,我们某种程度上或许会把它视为一个偶发事件,源自于一个竞选承诺&这也的确是实情。但鸠山似乎已特意证实:形势正发生变化。