Notes

1. First-hand reporting inspired descriptions of Okinawa protests, as well as a variety of sources, including: Jon Mitchell, “Okinawa: pocket of resistance,” The Japan Times, July 9, 2014; “Two NASJRB Sailors Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Sexual Assault,” NBC DFW, October 17, 2012; Vicky Tuke, “Understanding the complexity of Okinawa,” East Asia Forum, November 2, 2012; “Outnumbered and aging Okinawa protesters oppose U.S. base,” Reuters/The Asahi Shimbun, April 3, 2019.
2. The history of haiku was synopsized from a variety of sources, including: The Poetry Foundation; “Haiku,” Wikipedia; Esther Spurrill Jones, “How to Write Haiku,” The Writing Cooperative, September 28, 2018.
3. References to accidents involving Osprey aircraft came from various sources, including: Yuri Kageyama, “Crime, Osprey add to Okinawan anger over US bases,” Associated Press, December 13, 2012; Mari Yamaguchi, “US military Osprey crash-lands off Okinawa, no fatalities, Associated Press, December 13, 2016.
4. Data cited about American crimes against Okinawans and assaults within the U.S. military came from: Takazato Suzuyo, “Okinawan Women Demand U.S. Forces Out After Another Rape and Murder: Suspect an ex-Marine and U.S. Military Employee,” The Asia Pacific Journal, June 1, 2016.
5. Descriptions of suicide forest were inspired by: Kristy Puchko, “15 Eerie Things About Japan’s Suicide Forest,” Mental Floss, January 8, 2016: Yamanashi Tourism Organization, “The nature found in the Aokigahara ‘sea of trees’”; Shane Berry, “Sea of Blue Foliage: A Night in the Suicide Forest – Part 4;" “Aokigahara,” Wikipedia.