US-Japan Military Base Issues: Government Resources

• Okinawa Prefectural Government / 沖縄県

• Okinawa Prefectural Assembly/沖縄県議会

Documents available in English: Resolution of Protest over various incidents caused by the U.S. military.trainings and military personnel. 

• Okinawa Prefectural Government, Executive Office of the Governor, Military Base Affairs Division / 沖縄県知事公室基地対策課

Documents available in English: Regional Security Policy Division Report 2012-2014, Governers' speeches, Information on Okinawa's Economy etc.

Regional Security Policy Division / 地域安全政策課 site (up to Heisei 27-nen/2015)

• Okinawa Prefectural Government Washington, D.C. Office

  Documents available in English: Base-related data, Outline of Okinawa Prefecture, Letter of Protest from Governor Onaga to Lt. Gen. Nicholson etc.

Okinawa Prefectural Government Statistics

1) Okinawa-ken tokei shiryo web saito / 沖縄県統計資料WEBサイト (Japanese only)

More than 30 categories of the Prefectural statistics. Example: Population, Environment, Social Security, Family Finance, US Military-related etc.

2) Okinawa Statistical Yearbook/沖縄県統計年鑑 (Japanese only)

- Yearly statistical report on Okinawa's land, population, economy, society, education and culture.
- Including US military bases-related statistics
- Printed Holdings at GW: H13nen ~ H27nen  

Ministry of Defense / 防衛省・自衛隊

1) Annual White Paper / 防衛白書

2) Defense Budget / 防衛予算等の概要

3) Measures on U.S. Forces in Japan / 在日米軍に関する諸施策

Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Affairs Bureau / 外務省北米局

1) First North America Division/北米第一課 for general diplomatic policy (English/Japanese)

2) Second North America Division/北米第二課 for diplomatic policy on economy (Japanese)

3) Japan-U.S. Security Treaty/日米安全保障条約課 (English/Japanese) - Status of U.S. Forces Agreement Division/日米地位協定室 (English/Japanese)

Okinawa Prefectural Government Publications on US Military Base Issues

1) Okinawa no beigun kichi (Tōkei shiryōshū) / 沖縄の米軍基地（統計資料集）

• Online available:  H20nen (2008), H25nen (2013) + errata & H30nen (2018) 
• Printed Holdings: 1983, 1993~2018 (published every five years)

2) Okinawa no beigun oyobi jieitai kichi (Tōkei shiryōshū) / 沖縄の米軍及び自衛隊基地（統計資料集）beigun oyobi jieitai kichi (Tōkei shiryōshū) / 沖縄の米軍及び自衛隊基地（統計資料集）

• Online available (Japanese): H23nen (2011), H24nen (2012) + errata, H25nen (2013) + errata, H26nen (2014), H27nen (2015), H28nen (2016), H29nen (2017), H30nen (2018), Reiwa Gannen (2019), Reiwa 2nen (2020), Reiwa 3nen (2021)
• Printed Holdings (Japanese): H11nen (1999)  ~ H28nen (2016)

Okinawa Defense Bureau / 沖縄防衛局

One of the Okinawa Defense Bureau's missions is to collect data on aircraft noise near Futenma Air Station and Kadena Air Base.

US Department of State

- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet

US Congress/米国議会

Browse floor activities by House of Representatives and Senate, Senate's treaty documents and Congressional Record.

GAO Report to Congressional Committees

MARINE CORPS ASIA PACIFIC REALIGNMENT:
DOD Should Resolve Capability Deficiencies and Infrastructure Risks and Revise Cost Estimates
GAO-17-415: Published: Apr 5, 2017. Publicly Released: Apr 5, 2017.

US-Japan Status Forces Agreement / 日米地位協定

1) "Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan" / "日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約第六条に基づく施設及び区域並びに日本国における合衆国軍隊の地位に関する協定"

2) For more information, go to Japan-US Security Arrangements / 日米地位協定及び日米地位協定の環境補足協定 by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, or go to the box below to see some original signed documents of the Arrangements at US State Department site.