GW Okinawa Collection builds on the existing collection in the the Japan Resource Center and features scholarly materials that explore Okinawa from the past to the present from multiple perspectives. Established in June 2015, the Okinawa Collection is a collaboration between the Okinawa Prefectural Government and GW Gelman Library. Generously funded by the Okinawa Government, the Okinawa Collection features scholarly materials on Okinawa from the past to the present from multiple perspectives.
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Night in the American Village : Women in the Shadow of the U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa by 
Alegal : Biopolitics and the Unintelligibility of Okinawan Life by 
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Okinawa: the History of an Island People by This link opens in a new windowSee more English-language titles on our Research Guide on U.S. Military Base Issues.
Okinawa Studies Research Guide
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普天間飛行場、どう取り戻す?: 対立か協調かの選択肢 by This link opens in a new window
沖縄・基地白書 米軍と隣り合う日々 by This link opens in a new window
沖縄県公式YouTubeチャンネル 動画「沖縄から伝えたい。米軍基地の話。」（全６回）
Section 1 U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa
Section 2 Q&A about the Issue of the Relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
Latest maps of U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa including U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and designated as training waters and air space (as of March 2018)
For the ocations of other U.S. military bases in Japan, check the Page 1 of this phamplet.
For more detail on accidents and incidents cased by the U.S. military, please go to Okinawa Prefectural Government's yearly statistics '沖縄の米軍及び自衛隊基地 統計資料.'
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Okinawan people have been daily affected byt he noise produced by Kadena Air Base (Kadena Town) and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Ginowan City), and water contamination caused by leaks of aircraft fuel from inside the U.S. military bases.
Is the Okinawan economy dependent on the U.S. Military bases? How was the returned area where some U.S. military bases once located developed? How is the land where Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is currently located going to be developed?
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Some questions include, but not limited to, the following:
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