YCAPS' Michael Bosack recently published an article on Tokyo Review discussing the interests and influences of powerful landowners and 'tactics farmers' regarding the Okinawa base-hosting policy. He argues that understanding the interests of these powerful stakeholders contributes to the discussion on the difficulties of the policymaking and different attitudes among Okinawa residence towards the US base.
Find out the complete article at:
https://www.tokyoreview.net/2019/01/okinawas-surprisingly-powerful-stakeholders/