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A New Vision for Okinawa and Asia-Pacific Security A New Vision for Okinawa and Asia-Pacific Security: A Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） Kyoji Yanagisawa Tomohiro Yara Shigeru Handa Akihiro Sado New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） February 2017 A New Vision for Okinawa and Asia-Pacific Security: A Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） Kyoji Yanagisawa Tomohiro Yara Shigeru Handa Akihiro Sado New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） February 2017 Map source : Okinawa Prefectural Government 1 | Time for an Alternative to the Henoko Plan : Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) Time for an Alternative to the Henoko Plan : Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) | 2 A New Vision for Okinawa and Asia-Pacific Security: A Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） Kyoji Yanagisawa Tomohiro Yara Shigeru Handa Akihiro Sado New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） February 2017 Map source : Okinawa Prefectural Government 1 | Time for an Alternative to the Henoko Plan : Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) Time for an Alternative to the Henoko Plan : Recommendation from the New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) | 2 Table of Contents About the New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） Overview Introduction The New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) was established in August 2013 as a think tank for advancing a “new Okinawans Will Not Accept the Henoko Base diplomacy” that directly engages the governments, legislators and media of Japan and other countries in order The Security Environment Has Changed to foster diplomacy that takes into account perspectives not reflected in conventional diplomacy. Since its Insisting on Henoko Will Endanger the U.S.-Japan Alliance founding, ND has organized and dispatched delegations to the United States by Okinawan and other Japanese lawmakers, and in June 2015 and February 2017 coordinated and attended delegations by Okinawan Part 1: An Alternative to Henoko lawmakers accompanying Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga to the United States. Okinawa Angry about Injustices by the Japan and the U.S Governments. In 2015, the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) under deliberation by Congress The History and Current Situation Surrounding the Bases referred to Henoko as the only option for relocation of the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, but ND visited the offices of many Congressmen and Senators and succeeded in getting that wording dropped Henoko Option Based on Flawed Logic from the bill. The Marines Should Not be in Okinawa for a U.S. Strategic Advantage Positioning the Marines For the past three years, ND has hosted study sessions for diplomacy, defense and security experts to analyze and research the military role of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa and the state of “deterrence.” In 2014, ND A Message of Deterrence compiled the fruits of that research into a book titled “Kyozo no Yokushiryoku (The Pretense of Deterrence)” Addressing a Full-Fledged Armed Conflict which was published by Junposha. The Marines as Common Assets for Security in East Asia Since February 2016, ND has continued its research on the deployment of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa, using as sources U.S. documents and facts about Marine operations, and has held regular study sessions to Part 2: Proposal of a New Rotational System for the U.S. Marine Corps compile a counterargument against the assertion that Henoko is the only option for the Futenma relocation. Current State of the U.S. Marine Corps This report contains the results of those discussions, and sets forth a solution that will equally benefit Japan, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unite (MEU) and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma the United States and Okinawa. Proposal: A New Rotational System for the U.S. Marine Corps 1. Operations – Rendezvous Points and High-Speed Transport Vessels Japanese-Language Books by the New Diplomacy Initiative (ND): Rendezvous Points as Key to Marine Deployment “Kyozo no Yokushiryoku: Okinawa, Tokyo, Washinton hatsu anzen hosho seisaku no shinkijiku (The High-Speed Transport Vessels as Key to Alleviating the Marine Corps Budgetary Crunch Pretense of Deterrence: A New Direction for Security Policy from Okinawa, Tokyo and Washington)” (Tokyo: Junposha, August 2014) 2. Shift of Financial Burden – Host Region Support “Amerika wa nihon no genshiryoku seisaku wo dou miteiru ka (How Does the United States View Japan’s 3. Strengthening the Alliance – Joint MEU for Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) Nuclear Energy Policy?)” (Tokyo: Iwanami Publishing, October 2016) The Japan Self Defense Force’s Proven Track Record “Atarashii nichibei gaiko wo kirihiraku: Okinawa, anpo, genpatsu, TPP, tayo na koe wo Washinton he (Paving the Way for a New Japan-U.S. Diplomacy: Okinawa, Security, Nuclear Power, TPP—Conveying Examples of HA/DR Diverse Views to Washington DC)” (Tokyo: Shueisha, October 2016) Asian Security and HA/DR Conclusion New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) Headquarters: Final Statement 1-15-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 Sawada Building 5F Policy Recommendation Telephone: 03-3948-7255 Appendix FAX: 03-3355-0445 Brief History of the U.S. Marine Corps and Okinawa E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nd-initiative.org/ About the Authors 3 | A New Vision for Okinawa and Asia-Pacific Security New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） | 4 Table of Contents About the New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） Overview Introduction The New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) was established in August 2013 as a think tank for advancing a “new Okinawans Will Not Accept the Henoko Base diplomacy” that directly engages the governments, legislators and media of Japan and other countries in order The Security Environment Has Changed to foster diplomacy that takes into account perspectives not reflected in conventional diplomacy. Since its Insisting on Henoko Will Endanger the U.S.-Japan Alliance founding, ND has organized and dispatched delegations to the United States by Okinawan and other Japanese lawmakers, and in June 2015 and February 2017 coordinated and attended delegations by Okinawan Part 1: An Alternative to Henoko lawmakers accompanying Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga to the United States. Okinawa Angry about Injustices by the Japan and the U.S Governments. In 2015, the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) under deliberation by Congress The History and Current Situation Surrounding the Bases referred to Henoko as the only option for relocation of the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, but ND visited the offices of many Congressmen and Senators and succeeded in getting that wording dropped Henoko Option Based on Flawed Logic from the bill. The Marines Should Not be in Okinawa for a U.S. Strategic Advantage Positioning the Marines For the past three years, ND has hosted study sessions for diplomacy, defense and security experts to analyze and research the military role of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa and the state of “deterrence.” In 2014, ND A Message of Deterrence compiled the fruits of that research into a book titled “Kyozo no Yokushiryoku (The Pretense of Deterrence)” Addressing a Full-Fledged Armed Conflict which was published by Junposha. The Marines as Common Assets for Security in East Asia Since February 2016, ND has continued its research on the deployment of the U.S. Marines in Okinawa, using as sources U.S. documents and facts about Marine operations, and has held regular study sessions to Part 2: Proposal of a New Rotational System for the U.S. Marine Corps compile a counterargument against the assertion that Henoko is the only option for the Futenma relocation. Current State of the U.S. Marine Corps This report contains the results of those discussions, and sets forth a solution that will equally benefit Japan, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unite (MEU) and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma the United States and Okinawa. Proposal: A New Rotational System for the U.S. Marine Corps 1. Operations – Rendezvous Points and High-Speed Transport Vessels Japanese-Language Books by the New Diplomacy Initiative (ND): Rendezvous Points as Key to Marine Deployment “Kyozo no Yokushiryoku: Okinawa, Tokyo, Washinton hatsu anzen hosho seisaku no shinkijiku (The High-Speed Transport Vessels as Key to Alleviating the Marine Corps Budgetary Crunch Pretense of Deterrence: A New Direction for Security Policy from Okinawa, Tokyo and Washington)” (Tokyo: Junposha, August 2014) 2. Shift of Financial Burden – Host Region Support “Amerika wa nihon no genshiryoku seisaku wo dou miteiru ka (How Does the United States View Japan’s 3. Strengthening the Alliance – Joint MEU for Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) Nuclear Energy Policy?)” (Tokyo: Iwanami Publishing, October 2016) The Japan Self Defense Force’s Proven Track Record “Atarashii nichibei gaiko wo kirihiraku: Okinawa, anpo, genpatsu, TPP, tayo na koe wo Washinton he (Paving the Way for a New Japan-U.S. Diplomacy: Okinawa, Security, Nuclear Power, TPP—Conveying Examples of HA/DR Diverse Views to Washington DC)” (Tokyo: Shueisha, October 2016) Asian Security and HA/DR Conclusion New Diplomacy Initiative (ND) Headquarters: Final Statement 1-15-9 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 Sawada Building 5F Policy Recommendation Telephone: 03-3948-7255 Appendix FAX: 03-3355-0445 Brief History of the U.S. Marine Corps and Okinawa E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.nd-initiative.org/ About the Authors 3 | A New Vision for Okinawa and Asia-Pacific Security New Diplomacy Initiative（ ND） | 4 Overview the amphibious assault ships at Sasebo, a requirement that could be met through an appropriate selection of transport means. Therefore, the 31st MEU could be stationed anywhere in the U.S. mainland, Hawaii, Guam, or even Australia. The Japanese government has pledged to spend a significant sum of money for construction of the new Current Japanese government policy shakes the foundations of Japan-U.S. security facility in Henoko. If these financial resources were instead spent on a high-speed ship to transport 31st If the Henoko relocation is coercively pushed forward despite current political circumstances, resistance MEU personnel and supplies, the same effect could be achieved at far lower cost than that required to to the U.S.
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