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All posts tagged "Okinawa"
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1.5KSecurityThe Saga of Mageshima
Last month, media reported that the Japanese government would be purchasing a small island off the coast of Kagoshima to build a...
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4.9KPoliticsBearing the Burden: An Okinawan Perspective on U.S. Bases
In Okinawa, U.S. military bases are an ever-present issue in local politics. But only once before have residents of the island prefecture...
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1.9KPoliticsOkinawa’s Referendum: A Primer
On February 24, the prefecture of Okinawa will hold a referendum on the construction of a major extension to the U.S. Marine...
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2.1KSecurityOkinawa’s Surprisingly Powerful Stakeholders
When it comes to base-hosting issues in Okinawa, there is a tendency of looking at stakeholders as binary groups—Okinawa versus the mainland,...
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2.7KSecurityInto the Crosshairs – INF Withdrawal and Japan’s Security
The Trump Administration's possible withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty would have a major impact on Japan's security and U.S. alliance.
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3.1KPoliticsA Summer Preview of Japanese Politics
With a debate over controversial casino legislation and an LDP presidential election looming, Summer 2018 is set to be a busy one...
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3.1KPoliticsDéjà Vu All Over Again in Okinawa?
The victory of LDP-backed Taketoyo Toguchi in Okinawa’s Nago City mayoral election has drawn a wide range of interpretations. Some suggest that...
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3.0KSecurityAviation Incidents: A Primer
On January 9, Japan’s Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera called his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of Defense James Mattis, and talked about two...
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3.3KPoliticsLDP 2018 Preview: Elections
The dust has finally settled from the October 2017 Lower House election as the new year begins. There were some notable changes in...
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6.7KSocietyThe Dark Side of Japan’s “Okinawa Boom”
There is probably some hypocrisy in discussing the appropriation of Okinawan culture from an Okinawan restaurant that has recently opened in a...