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Journal article
Community, Resistance and Sustainability in an Okinawan Village: Yomitan
The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
2009
Abstract
The presence of some 737 US military outposts around the world imposes great strains, and there is always the possibility of rejection by the inhabitants of adjacent communities. Chalmers Johnson, author of the acclaimed trilogy on US imperial expansion and its costs, highlights the tensions between overseas US bases and the countries where they are deployed, most prominently Okinawa. Nearly one-fifth of the land surface of Okinawa’s small, crowded main island is devoted to 38 bases and facilities for the US military (almost 75% of the US forces stationed in Japan). Johnson depicts Okinawa as a hotspot among other US military outposts, where anti-American opposition might undermine the US alliance network in the Asia-Pacific. He draws particular attention to the US forces’ exemption from the local criminal justice system, as well as from responsibility to overcome the environmental contamination of local sites caused by US military usage.
Details
- Title
- Community, Resistance and Sustainability in an Okinawan Village: Yomitan
- Authors/Creators
- M Tanji (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
- Identifiers
- 991005545076907891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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