Japanese Bureaucrats Hide Decision to Move All US Marines out of Okinawa to Guam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132707 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanaka Sakai, William Steele (0000-0003-1565-3752), Gavan Mccormack |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 51 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466009009073 |
| OpenAlex | W4410182642 |
| Language | EN |
The Japanese government announced on 15 December 2009 that it was postponing indefinitely any decision on the contentious issue of a "Replacement Facility" for the Futenma Marine base in Okinawa. The decision to make no decision was low-key and at first glance may seem inconsequential. Its symbolic importance, however, is huge, signalling a possible changing of the tide of history in East Asia, above all in the US-Japan relationship
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |