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Okinawa
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.
Report: US to Conduct Army Tactical Missile System Test on Okinawa in 2019
By Ankit Panda
The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is likely to be tested in Japan this year.
US INF Withdrawal, Archipelagic Defense, and Managing the China Challenge
By Ankit Panda
Is the case in Asia for conventional U.S. cruise missiles strong enough to justify the INF withdrawal?
Of Ospreys and Stallions: US Military Aircraft Accidents and Japanese Domestic Politics
By John Wright
Despite a strong alliance, Japan's stern response to U.S. military accidents is predictable.
Freedom of Expression Under Siege in Okinawa
By Taisuke Komatsu
The Abe government has been particularly harsh on cracking down on dissent in Okinawa.
For Third Time Ever, China Shows Off Its DF-16 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
The DF-16 was first seen publicly in a September 2015 military parade.
North Korea Brings Japan and China Closer Together -- For a Moment
By Mina Pollmann
Once again, the South China Sea and China's increasing naval presence near Japan are causing frictions.
Declassified: US Attempts to Rein in Chiang Ching-kuo's Nuclear Ambitions
By Ankit Panda
The Carter administration had to make sure Taiwan didn't renege on a 1976 nuclear pledge.
Japan Set to Boost East China Sea Troop Presence
By Ankit Panda
Japan will likely deploy 500 troops to Ishigaki island, 90 nautical miles from the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
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
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.
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.