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Searching for a Dream Plan: Two-Level Game Analysis of the Futenma Relocation Issue Under the Hatoyama Cabinet*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2014

TOMOHITO SHINODA
TOMOHITO SHINODA*
Affiliation:
Professor of International Relations, International University of Japan, Niigata, [email protected]
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Abstract

Employing a two-level game framework, this study examines the decision-making process of the Hatoyama government on the replacement of the US Marine air base in Futenma, Okinawa. Before reaching the final decision to revert to the existing plan of relocating it to Nago City, the cabinet members explored different possible alternatives. Prime Minister Hatoyama simultaneously pursued different international and domestic goals. Misperception and miscommunication between Tokyo and Washington were at play. A two-level game framework provides a clear picture of what Hatoyama tried to pursue and why he failed.

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Research Article
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Japanese Journal of Political Science , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 51 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 22530168.

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