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Futenma Air Station
It’s Official: Okinawa Governor Withdraws Permission for US Base Construction
By Shannon Tiezzi
Governor Takeshi Onaga makes good on a promise to exhaust every means to halt the base construction.
Okinawa Base Issue Heats up as Governor Rescinds Construction Approval
By Shannon Tiezzi
Okinawa Governor Onaga has moved to rescind the central government's permit to construct a new U.S. base.
Revise the Plan to Build the U.S. Marine Air Base in Henoko, Okinawa
By Akikazu Hashimoto and Mike Mochizuki
Tokyo and Okinawa have a better option
Japan Pledges to Hold 'Intensive Talks' on Okinawa Base Issue
By Shannon Tiezzi
Tokyo will suspend construction on a new U.S. air base for one month in order to hold talks with Okinawan officials.
Abe’s Okinawa Problem
By Yuki Tatsumi
The deadlock between Tokyo and Okinawa is a vulnerability for the U.S.-Japan alliance writ large.
On a Key Anniversary, Rethinking Okinawa’s Future
By Vindu Mai Chotani and K V Kesavan
Seventy years after the Battle of Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture still bears an unfair burden.
In US, Okinawa Governor Pleads Case Against Base Relocation
By Shannon Tiezzi
Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, a vocal opponent of the Futenma relocation plan, has his work cut out for him.
Roadmap for Futenma: Operationalizing the New US-Japan Defense Guidelines
By Will Atkins
Three ways to put the concepts outlined in the new Guidelines into practice.
The Okinawa Reality
By Ricky Hough
Geopolitical realities suggest that the recent election of an anti-base candidate is unlikely to change much.
Okinawa’s Election Fallout for the US-Japan Alliance
By Clint Richards
An inability to reach a settlement could have implications for the effectiveness of allied forces in the region.
Okinawan Politics Back in International Spotlight
By Mina Pollmann
Local politicians are again drawing attention to a key U.S. foothold in East Asia.
A Delay Could Strengthen the U.S.-Japan Defense Guidelines
By Clint Richards
Plus new space-based cooperation and maritime drills. A Japan-U.S. defense links roundup.