Move Okinawa’s unwanted US military bases to Taiwan.
I would like tentatively to share the Opinion in the Taiwan News.
May 15th is the 50th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion from American to Japanese rule. Okinawa's governor, Denny Tamaki, has called on all of Japan to debate how to reduce the number of U.S. troops and military facilities stationed in Okinawa. This essay is a response to Governor Tamaki’s call.
Okinawa hosts about half of the 50,000+ U.S. troops stationed in Japan. Despite making up only 0.6% of Japan’s total land area, Okinawa contains more than 70% of the land that is used exclusively for U.S. military facilities.
