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Beyond Futenma: Okinawa and the US Base Conundrum
By Shannon Tiezzi
The U.S. basing dispute on Okinawa goes much deeper than the debate over 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.
Abe’s Botched Handling of Henoko
By Ichiro Ozawa
The PM’s handling of the relocation of the U.S. military base will cost Japan in the long term.
Could Okinawa Influence Abe’s New Cabinet?
By Clint Richards
Protests and an anti-base governor could distract from Abe’s core policies this fall.
Democratic Values and US Bases in Okinawa
By Alexis Dudden
Will the U.S. practice the democratic values it preaches in Okinawa?
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