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Futenma relocation plan
Okinawa Is the Key to Japan’s Defense – Even If Okinawans Don’t Like It
By Hans Horan
The Indo-Pacific’s increasingly unstable security environment will ensure that Okinawa remains at the center of Japan’s defense strategy.
50 Years After US Occupation, Okinawa Continues to Resist Military Bases
By Thisanka Siripala
The burden of hosting U.S. military bases continues to be a serious issue for Okinawa, even half a century after its return to Japan.
Okinawa Marks 50 Years of End to US Rule Amid Protests
By Mari Yamaguchi
Fifty years after Okinawa was returned to Japan’s control, locals continue to decry the outsized burden the island group carries in the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Why Okinawans Are Outraged by the Aegis Ashore Cancellation
By Robert Kajiwara
The cancellation of the controversial missile defense program is seen as discrimination by Okinawans, who have long fought base construction on similar grounds.
USMC’s Futenma Replacement Facility in Okinawa Delayed – For How Long?
By C. Douglas Lummis
Yet more delays for the controversial facility as local opposition continues unabated.
Okinawa and Japanese Government Locked In Hostile Battle Over US Base Relocation
By Thisanka Siripala
The prolonged showdown intensified as the contentious landfill construction hit a design plan snag.
Okinawa Governor Asks Tokyo, US to Rethink Base Relocation Plan
By Daniel Hurst
Denny Tamaki met with Prime Minister Abe and the U.S. embassy after a recent referendum rejecting a new U.S. base.
Okinawa’s Base Referendum and the Rocky Way Forward
By Temo Dias and Hina Murayama
A controversial new U.S. base faces a double blow: a referendum defeat and an uphill construction battle.
Okinawa’s New Governor Faces First Test: Renewed US Military Base Construction
By Thisanka Siripala
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki’s honeymoon period ended abruptly as the central government restarted work on a new U.S. base.
Japan’s New Okinawa Governor Sets Tough Anti-US Military Agenda
By Thisanka Siripala
Denny Tamaki’s opposition to the U.S. military presence in Okinawa adds a new chapter to the Futenma relocation dispute.
What to Watch in the Okinawa Governor's Election
By Mina Pollmann
The governor's race will have major ramifications for the long-stalled Futenma relocation project.
Okinawa Governor’s Death Marks the End of an Era for Anti-US Base Movement
By Aki Nakai
With the death of Governor Onaga, will a new political consensus emerge on the Futenma relocation question?
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