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Takeshi Onaga

Japan’s New Okinawa Governor Sets Tough Anti-US Military Agenda

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

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

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?

It’s Official: Okinawa Governor Withdraws Permission for US Base Construction

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

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.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Revise the Plan to Build the U.S. Marine Air Base in Henoko, Okinawa

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

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

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

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.

Okinawa Pushes Back Against US Base Relocation

By Mina Pollmann
Trouble in Okinawa could have serious repercussions for the Japan-U.S. alliance.

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