It was the construction of military bases that had put the biggest impact on post-war Okinawan society. Construction and maintenance of bases for the U. S. Forces were to give signfiicant and overall changes in social, cultural, and economic conditions, as well as natural conditions, and resulted in the formation of present regional structures of population, land use, cities, and industries.
The purpose of this paper is to point out some problematic ecnomic aspects of military bases in Okinawa and give suggestion for regional economic development.
