After 17 years of protests, Okinawa prefecture governor Hirokazu Nakaima is poised to decide the fate of the controversial …
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Angry Skies: Japanese Jets Scramble as Tensions With China Escalate
Rival territorial claims see worrying rise in antagonistic air and sea maneuvers
Tension Over Okinawa Bases Mars the Mourning of a Decorated U.S. Airman
If you can find a quicker way to alienate your friends and allies than berating them for crashing a rescue helicopter that took part in a massive earthquake-and-tsunami relief operation just two years ago; and in which a …
Okinawa Troop Withdrawal: Why the U.S. and Japan Have a Lot More Talking to Do
The deadlock over what to do with thousands of Marines on Okinawa loosened up a little today with the announcement that the U.S. and Japan have decided to relocate 9000 Marines off Okinawa “to locations outside of Japan.” The …
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Why Okinawa Won’t Be Celebrating if 4,700 U.S. Marines Move to Guam
If you’re into planes, the hilltop park overlooking the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is not a bad place to be. You can watch cargo planes make wide circles over the green hills of Okinawa all day, swooping down to the …
As Tokyo Cozies Up to Washington, Tensions Flare Over U.S. Military in Okinawa
Some 100 demonstrators staged a sit-in at Okinawa’s government offices this week, incensed by what they called Tokyo’s “sneaky” tactics to keep a U.S. military base on the Japanese island. Sometime before dawn, federal …
China Welcomes bin Laden’s Death, but Concerns About U.S. Focus Emerge
The online reactions in China to the death of Osama bin Laden have been diverse, with some celebrating the death of the terrorist, while a few mourned the passing of someone who challenged the global dominance of the U.S. Officially the Chinese government welcomed news that an American military team took out the Qaeda leader in Pakistan …