Okinawa’s Nature Groaning
May 25, 2012 | This article reflects upon the ecological impact and widespread resentment of the U.S. military base in Okinawa.
Articles by Gavan McCormack
North Korea’s 100th–To Celebrate or To Surrender?
April 9, 2012 | As North Korea's launch date for its satellite approaches, the international community has responded with threats and by distancing themselves from Pyongyang. However, a far better solution could be reached from the international community working towards closer relations with North Korea.
Deception and Diplomacy: The US, Japan, and Okinawa
June 7, 2011 | For the student of contemporary Japan, these are sad times...because of the growing sense that Japan lacks a truly responsible democratic government to address these issues, and because its people deserve better.
Contested Waters – Contested Texts: Storm over Korea’s West Sea
February 28, 2011 | Disputes over the maritime border in the West Sea serve to exacerbate inter-Korean tensions.
New Year 2011, Okinawa and the Future of East Asia
January 18, 2011 | The mood across East Asia as 2011 dawns is one of foreboding.
Ideas, Identity and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: The Sato Masaru Phenomenon
December 2, 2010 | Sato Masaru is a name virtually unknown outside Japan but inescapable within Japan.
The Battle of Okinawa 2010: Japan-U.S. Relations at a Crossroad
November 17, 2010 | The "Okinawa problem" has emerged as a crucial bone of contention, not only between the US and Japanese governments but between the people of Okinawa and both governments.
The US-Japan ‘Alliance’, Okinawa, and Three Looming Elections
September 10, 2010 | World attention through the early months of 2010 focused on the tiny hamlet of Henoko in Northern Okinawa as Prime Minister Hatoyama struggled to find a way to meet his (and the Democratic Party of Japan's) electoral commitment to see that no substitute for the existing Futenma Marine Air Station be constructed in Okinawa.
The Travails of a Client State: An Okinawan Angle on the 50th Anniversary of the US-Japan Security Treaty
March 12, 2010 | For a country in which ultra-nationalism was for so long a problem, the weakness of nationalism in contemporary Japan is puzzling.
The Battle of Okinawa 2009: Obama vs Hatoyama
January 1, 2010 | The making of an unequal, unconstitutional, illegal, colonial and deceitful U.S.-Japan agreement.