But some Japanese observers, while pleased about closures of US bases in Okinawa, are already beginning to sound anxious about the apparent trade-offs involved in having the US ease its presence in the island prefecture. Partly because of a deeply ingrained pacifism born out of regret for the ...
TENS of thousands of protesters gathered in Okinawa yesterday, angered at the continuing presence of US military bases on the Japanese island. Many wore black in mourning for a local woman who had been raped and killed. An American contractor has been arrested in connection with the case. A ...
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By examining the history of the and-base movement and of community development in Yomitan, this paper demonstrates how a reliance on funshi was used to counter and resist the presence and influence of these military bases. 展开 关键词: Okinawa Yomitan Village US military bases anti-base ...
The incident quickly sparked anger on Okinawa, where the local governor has spearheaded a campaign against the presence of US bases, while in Tokyo the government demanded the halt to flights, which the Marines later announced. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the accident ...
From 1945 to 1972, Okinawa was under American control, and it is still home to 70% of US bases in Japan. Rising tensions in the region have given those bases a greater strategic importance. Computer simulations of a Taiwan conflict show the United States could not defeat China without Ja...
U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island.
TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of U.S. Marines at two bases on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have been infected with the coronavirus in what is feared to be a massive outbreak, Okinawa’s governor said Saturday, demanding an adequate explanation from the U.S. military. ...
Many residents want the US base moved out of Okinawa. They have been long frustrated by heavy US troop presence on the tiny island and have complained about noise, pollution and crime linked with the foreign bases. Under a Japan-US security treaty, about 50,000 American troops are stationed...
There are 23 US military bases in Japan according to our database which is being updated all the time. Learn more about US Bases in Japan.