U.S. Military Should Not Be in My Backyard: A Case of Okinawa

• In Event: Perceptions and Power of Military and Civilian Elites

Brief Overview

Based on the replication of Allen et al. (2020) and an original conjoint experiment, we show strong Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) sentiment among Japanese people, particularly among Okinawans, toward the American military presence.

Authors

• Yusaku Horiuchi, Dartmouth College

• Atsushi Tago, Waseda University

• Takako Hikotani, Columbia University