Okinawa and the U.S.-Japan Alliance
July 25, 12:00pm - 1:00pmMānoa Campus, John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012
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Yukie Yoshikawa will address the daunting miscommunication between Washington, Tokyo, and Naha over the presence of U.S. military bases in Okinawa.
Citing the lack of English language coverage of post-WWII Okinawa, she will argue that few Okinawan voices have been heard outside of Okinawa, except for media-reported outrage over military-related crimes and accidents. Yoshikawa will attempt to bring into focus a more nuanced and realistic view of the Okinawan’s love-hate sentiments toward the U.S. and its military. She will also present the strategic case for dispersing these forces throughout Japan, rather than concentrating them in Okinawa where local support – crucial in case of contingencies– is woefully lacking.
Yukie Yoshikawa, is an Adjunct Fellow at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins University.
In 2012-2014, as a fellow in the Office of Governor of the Okinawa Prefectural Government, she addressed the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma relocation issue. As a Senior Research Fellow at the Reischauer Center during 2005-2010, she studied the U.S.-Japan alliance, East Asian regionalism during 1868-1945 in Japan, and energy geopolitics in Northeast Asia. She has a BA from Keio University, Tokyo and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs.
Free admission; limited seating
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EWCInfo@EastWestCenter.org
Paid parking is available on the UH Manoa campus.
Event Sponsor
East-West Center, Mānoa Campus
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12:00pm |
Okinawa and the U.S.-Japan Alliance Mānoa Campus, John A. Burns Hall, Room 3012
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