Tag: military bases

Okinawa Prefecture bears a disproportionate burden, hosting 70% of all exclusively U.S. military facilities in Japan.

'We don't want Americans on our soil.'

Has the African Sahel grown tired of American presence on their land

The citizens’ perspectives are not being considered. ... How long will this abnormal situation be neglected?

How is it possible to protect the lives and health of residents in the town while the situation goes unaddressed?

If it is revealed through genome sequencing that the rapid spread of omicron in Japan has its origins in the American bases, the Japanese government will need to take responsibility.

Many lay the blame for this escalation at the American military’s relaxed protocols on their bases.

Fifty years ago, the U.S. returned Okinawa’s administration to Japan, but did not give up its right to freely use the bases in Okinawa in agreement with the Japanese government.

In the event that the U.S. and Japan were to engage in collaborative warfare, the danger that JSDF bases would be attacked and citizens would be dragged into a conflict dramatically increases.

All parties need to negotiate and iron out a concrete course of action.

The main question is whether the benefits of cooperating with the Americans in this region outweigh the possible risks.

The focus of the U.S. military has shifted from the Middle East, where it is drawing its forces down, to China and Russia.