Ryukyu/Okinawa : from disposal to resistance -- War, memory, and commemoration -- Japan's American embrace and the "partnership" for peace and prosperity -- Okinawa : separation and reversion -- Henoko : the unwanted base -- The Hatoyama revolt -- Post-cold war : elections and democracy -- Environment : the "non-assessment" -- "Deepening" the alliance : the Kan agenda -- "Deepening" the alliance : Washington agendas -- Senkaku/Diaoyu : Okinawa as militarized outpost or as bridge of nations? -- Turning history around : history as lived experience -- Prospect