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Okinawa
February 20, 2016
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.
November 30, 2015
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.
September 11, 2015
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
June 23, 2015
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.
April 03, 2015
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.
March 16, 2015
Japan-China Maritime Crisis Management Talks Are On the Horizon
By Ankit Panda
Chinese and Japanese officials will meet in Singapore in May to further discuss a maritime crisis management mechanism.
December 05, 2014
The Okinawa Reality
By Ricky Hough
Geopolitical realities suggest that the recent election of an anti-base candidate is unlikely to change much.
November 18, 2014
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.
November 18, 2014
Agent Orange in Okinawa
By Kimberly Hughes
Determined citizens are working to uncover “one of the best kept secrets of the Cold War era.”
November 16, 2014
Abe’s Okinawa Setback
By Ricky Hough
Local elections in Okinawa deal another blow to the prime minister's agenda.
November 05, 2014
Okinawan Politics Back in International Spotlight
By Mina Pollmann
Local politicians are again drawing attention to a key U.S. foothold in East Asia.
July 08, 2014
Typhoon Neoguri Threatens Western Japan’s Already Weak Grid
By Clint Richards
The storm’s path will cross parts of Japan and test an already stretched energy sector.