The Okinawa question and the U.S.-Japan alliance / United States - Japan alliance Akikazu Hashimoto, Mike Mochizuki, Kurayoshi Takara, editors. - xi, 155 pages : maps, photographs ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

Reflections on Okinawa / Ryutaro Hashimoto -- The aspirations of Okinawa / Kurayoshi Takara -- Japan's national identity and Asia-Pacific security : the relevance of the Okinawa perspective / Akikazu Hashimoto --Japan's security strategy after 9/11 / Yoicho Kato -- U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific : alliances and coalitions, wheels and webs / Mike M. Mochizuki -- Implementing the SACO (Special Actions Committee on Okinawa) and revising the SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) / Hisayoshi Ina -- A grand bargain for a sustainable U.S. military presence in Okinawa / Kazuhisa Ogawa -- A realistic option for relocating Futenma Air Station / Akikazu Hashimoto, Kurayoshi Takara -- Base consolidation/reduction and economic self-reliance / Tsuneo Oshiro -- Citizen interestts and the U.S. military presence in Asia : Okinawa in comparative perspective / Sheila A. Smith -- Modernizing the U.S. military - and other NATO forces : implications for the Asia-Pacific Region / Michael O'Hanlon -- U.S. military strategies and the Korean Peninsula / Koji Murata -- U.S.-China relations and the implications for Okinawa / Michael D. Swaine

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Okinawa Island (Japan)--Strategic aspects
United States--Foreign relations--Japan
Japan--Foreign relations--United States

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