National Dec 25, 2013
Nakaima cuts deal with Abe
by Reiji Yoshida
Tokyo agrees to launch negotiations with Washington on a new pact that would effectively revise the framework for keeping U.S. forces in Okinawa.
Politics & Diplomacy Oct 8, 2013
U.S. agrees to keep Japanese victims of military crimes informed
by Mizuho Aoki
Washington agrees to disclose U.S. court proceedings to victims of crimes allegedly committed in Japan by U.S. military personnel.
Editorial Aug 8, 2013
Helicopter crash stirs resentment
The U.S. Air Force helicopter crash Monday in Okinawa is likely to deepen residents' fear of aircraft operations, especially those of the tilt-roter MV-22 Osprey.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Aug 5, 2013
SOFA: an unequal treaty that trumps the Constitution?
by Colin P.A. Jones
The prime minister's dogged focus on amending the American-tainted Constitution might reflect an uncomfortable unspoken truth — that it may be easier to change the Constitution than revise another document of potentially greater importance: the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United ...
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Jun 4, 2013
As evidence of Agent Orange in Okinawa stacks up, U.S. sticks with blanket denial
by Jon Mitchell
In April 2011, these Community pages published the first accounts of sick U.S. veterans who believe their illnesses were caused by exposure to Agent Orange on Okinawa during the Vietnam War era.