Right-wing Loonies Support Okinawa Base Relocation
Ersatz Buddha wildly inflates extent of support for U.S. bases on Okinawa.
Who Killed Hatoyama’s Career?
It’s no mystery who’s responsible for the latest political tragedy in Japan.
Okinawa and Obama’s Base-Based Addiction
Japanese PM Hatoyama tries to sell Okinawa on a modified base relocation plan.
Allied Regime Change
Washington’s plans to open a base in Okinawa is good news for nobody.
Okinawa v. Obama
Russia Today interviews John Feffer on the Okinawa bases issue.
Marines Go Home: Anti-Base Activism in Okinawa, Japan and Korea
The U.S. military’s Kooni Firing Range in the South Korean village of Maehyang-ri was closed in 2005, following a concerted effort by anti-base activists. Kageyama Asako discusses the lessons from Maehyang-re in the context of the Futenma relocation debate that is at the heart of current US-Japan conflict.
Rally Against New U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa
Join us for an Earth Day rally against the expansion of U.S. military bases in Okinawa — in Washington, DC this Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m.
Brown-Bag Discussion: Out of Okinawa: Military Bases and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Gavan McCormack is emeritus professor at Australian National University in Canberra, author of Client State: Japan in the American Embrace (New York, Verso, 2007, Japanese, Korean and Chinese expanded and revised editions in 2008), and a coordinator of The Asia-Pacific Journal – Japan Focus. He has written widely on Okinawa, U.S. military strategy in Asia, and U.S.-Japan relations.
Asia: C+
The first Pacific president did pretty well on Asia policy — except for mishandling relations with Japan.
The Battle of Okinawa 2009: Obama vs Hatoyama
The making of an unequal, unconstitutional, illegal, colonial and deceitful U.S.-Japan agreement.
Korean Bases of Concern
The Pentagon is restructuring its bases in South Korea. Welcome to the future of the U.S. global military presence.
Resisting the Empire
There is a growing number of campaigns that seek the withdrawal of U.S. foreign military bases. And they may just succeed.
Gender and U.S. Bases in Asia-Pacific
Violence against women, violation of local autonomy, and contamination of the environment are all part of the U.S. military footprint in Asia.
Bring the Troops Home Now Resolution Toolkit
A look at how to effectively petition to bring troops home from Iraq.
Hooray for Nationalism?
Nationalism is once again getting a makeover.