Following are responses to "Hooked on U.S., Japan risks going down with it" by Brian Victoria (Hotline to Nagatacho, Jan. 4):

Brian Victoria's letter to Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara brilliantly illustrates the reliance of Japanese society on American militarism in Japan and Okinawa.

Mr. Victoria's letter outlines a potential tragedy facing not only Japan, but any society dependent on the military security promised by a dominant regime.