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CIA: How to shape Okinawan public opinion on the U.S. military presence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Jon Mitchell
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In 2012, the Central Intelligence Agency's Open Source Center published a manual for U.S. officials advising them on how to shape Okinawan public opinion about the large U.S. military presence on their island. Categorized For Official Use Only, the 60-page CIA report is titled A Master Narratives Approach to Understanding Base Politics in Okinawa. It was released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and the full text is now available here.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 16 , Issue 13 , July 2018 , e4
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1 For example, see Gavan McCormack and Satoko Oka Norimatsu, Resistant Islands: Okinawa Confronts Japan and the United States, Rowman and Littlefield, 2012.

2 Government of Japan, “U.S. military bases” (Zainichi beigun issetsu), Ministry of Defense, January 1, 2018.

3 Okinawa Prefectural Government, U.S. Military Base Issues in Okinawa, Washington DC Office.

4 Jon Mitchell, U.S. Marine Corps Sexual Violence on Okinawa, Asia-Pacific Journal, February 1, 2018.

5 Jon Mitchell, Base on Okinawa used to monitor media throughout Asia, (Asia zenikino houdou, Okinawa de bouju), Okinawa Times, April 6, 2018.

6 For example, see: Bruce Klinger, Top 10 Reasons Why the U.S. Marines on Okinawa Are Essential to Peace and Security in the Pacific, Heritage Foundation, June 14, 2011.

7 Jon Mitchell, Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and U.S. base contamination, (Nichibei chiikyoutei to kichi kougai), Iwanami Shoten, 2018.

8 Irvin Molotsky, Admiral Has to Quit Over His Comments On Okinawa Rape, New York Times, November 18, 1995.

9 Justin McCurry, US sacks diplomat over remarks about Okinawans, Guardian, March 10, 2011.

10 For example, see: Masami Ito, Retired Hatoyama still on Futenma quest, Japan Times, January 1, 2013.

11 For example, see the USFJ press release (May 17, 2015) on the Nepal earthquake here and a USMC press release (April 20, 2016) on the Kumamoto earthquake here.

12 The most illuminating Twitter feeds for the U.S. military in Japan are those run by Kadena Air Base, III Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Forces Japan.

13 Jon Mitchell, Okinawa: U.S. Marines Corps training lectures denigrate local residents, hide military crimes, Asia-Pacific Journal, July 1, 2016.

14 Mitchell, April 6, 2018.

15 Central Intelligence Agency, Establishment of the DNI Open Source Center, November 8, 2005.

16 One of the best resources for other OSC Master Narratives – including Afghanistan and Syria – is the website Public Intelligence.

17 Steven Aftergood, Open Source Center (OSC) Becomes Open Source Enterprise (OSE), Federation of American Scientists, October 28, 2015.