The sequel to my essay (The U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa are Necessary)
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This is the sequel of the essay I uploaded several days ago^^ I must say I'm sorry that my thought isn't very organized... This is not all of the essay
Another reason why the U.S. bases in Okinawa should not be removed is that they do good to the economy in Okinawa in many ways. According to Military Base Affairs Office of Okinawa prefecture, total revenue from military-related transactions in 2002 is no less than 193.1 billion yen and accounts for 5% of gross prefectural expenditure. Actually, the number of servicemen, American civilian to the army, and their family members is so large that local people cannot lose them. Military Base Affairs Office also reports that the number of these people at the end of September, 2009 is 44,895 and that their expenditure in 2002 amounts to 52.5 billion yen. In fact, this expenditure number does not include the cost of construction, maintenance and equipment such as a washing machine, a refrigerator and an air-conditioner as well as the cost of construction by the bases, so the number can rise more.
Moreover, if the bases are taken away, lots of Japanese base employees will certainly lose their jobs. According to Military Base Affairs Office, 9014 people worked for them as of the end of March, 2009 and total amount of salaries of them in 2002 was 54 billion yen. Taking bad economy in Okinawa into consideration, they are rather rich compared to others there. If they are forced to stop earning, the consumption will decline significantly. In addition, the amount of rent for land occupied by military facilities is tremendous, and it has supported the economy in Okinawa strongly. Statistics by Military Base Affairs Office show that the total rent in 2002 reached as much as 86.9 billion yen. Yasuo Kurima, an economist and a professor at Okinawa International University, states that the amount of the rent has climbed sharply despite the bad Okinawan enonomy in order to make landowners content. As a matter of fact, he admits withdrawal of the U.S. armed forces would do harm to the economy in Okinawa while he insists that it disappears. Likewise, Takeo Taira, a chief of the USFJ Base Network Union (one of labor unions of base employees), remarks that redevelopment of the bases sites as a commercial district would just do as harm to other places as it would do good to the new place so that the rent for occupied land is crucial. As mentioned above, the U.S. military bases located in Okinawa make a major contribution to the local economy.
Another reason why the U.S. bases in Okinawa should not be removed is that they do good to the economy in Okinawa in many ways. According to Military Base Affairs Office of Okinawa prefecture, total revenue from military-related transactions in 2002 is no less than 193.1 billion yen and accounts for 5% of gross prefectural expenditure. Actually, the number of servicemen, American civilian to the army, and their family members is so large that local people cannot lose them. Military Base Affairs Office also reports that the number of these people at the end of September, 2009 is 44,895 and that their expenditure in 2002 amounts to 52.5 billion yen. In fact, this expenditure number does not include the cost of construction, maintenance and equipment such as a washing machine, a refrigerator and an air-conditioner as well as the cost of construction by the bases, so the number can rise more.
Moreover, if the bases are taken away, lots of Japanese base employees will certainly lose their jobs. According to Military Base Affairs Office, 9014 people worked for them as of the end of March, 2009 and total amount of salaries of them in 2002 was 54 billion yen. Taking bad economy in Okinawa into consideration, they are rather rich compared to others there. If they are forced to stop earning, the consumption will decline significantly. In addition, the amount of rent for land occupied by military facilities is tremendous, and it has supported the economy in Okinawa strongly. Statistics by Military Base Affairs Office show that the total rent in 2002 reached as much as 86.9 billion yen. Yasuo Kurima, an economist and a professor at Okinawa International University, states that the amount of the rent has climbed sharply despite the bad Okinawan enonomy in order to make landowners content. As a matter of fact, he admits withdrawal of the U.S. armed forces would do harm to the economy in Okinawa while he insists that it disappears. Likewise, Takeo Taira, a chief of the USFJ Base Network Union (one of labor unions of base employees), remarks that redevelopment of the bases sites as a commercial district would just do as harm to other places as it would do good to the new place so that the rent for occupied land is crucial. As mentioned above, the U.S. military bases located in Okinawa make a major contribution to the local economy.
This is the sequel of the essay I uploaded several days ago^^ I must say I'm sorry that my thoughts aren't very organized...
bases in Okinawa should not be removed is that they do good for the economy in Okinawa in many ways.
According to the Military Base Affairs Office of Okinawa prefecture, the total revenue from military-related transactions in 2002 is no less than 193.1 billion yen and accounts for 5% of gross prefectural expenditure. [expenditure or income???]
Actually, the number of servicemen, American civilians servicing the army, and their family members is so large that local people cannot afford to lose them.
The Military Base Affairs Office also reports that the number of these people at the end of September, 2009 is 44,895 and that their expenditure in 2002 amounts to 52.5 billion yen.
In fact, this expenditure (figure) does not include the cost of construction, maintenance and equipment such as a washing machines, a refrigerators and an air-conditioners as well as the cost of construction by the bases, so the number can rise more.
According to the Military Base Affairs Office, 9,014 people worked for them as of the end of March, 2009 and the total amount of salaries for them in 2002 was 54 billion yen.
Taking the bad economy in Okinawa into consideration, they are rather rich compared to others there. / Considering the bad economy in Okinawa, they...
Statistics from the Military Base Affairs Office show that the total rent in 2002 reached as much as 86.9 billion yen.
Yasuo Kurima, an economist and a professor at Okinawa International University, states that the amount of the rent has climbed sharply despite the bad Okinawan enonomy in order to make landowners content. [See my comments below.]
armed forces would do harm to the economy in Okinawa while he insists that they disappear.
Likewise, Takeo Taira, a chief of the USFJ Base Network Union (one of the labor unions of (the) base employees), remarks that redevelopment of the bases' sites as a commercial district would just do as much harm to other places as it would do good to the new place so that the rent for occupied land is crucial.
I doubt the rent has climbed just to make landowners content. Did you mean the rent has climbed, keeping landowners content? Or in order to keep the landowners content? Or it has climbed in order to meet the demands of the landowners? I'm not sure what you mean.
Well done! :)
Some say that some politicians make the rent keep increasing so that the landowners won't complain.
Did my explanation make sense?
Yasuo Kurima, an economist and a professor at Okinawa International University, states that the amount of the rent has climbed sharply despite the bad Okinawan enonomy in order to keep landowners content.
The difference between 'make' them content and 'keep' them content is that the latter word suggests that this has been an ongoing strategy rather than a one-off event. Your original sentence was not incorrect. It just did not convey the full meaning to me. But that's just my opinion.
An even stronger, and I think clearer, version of it could be:
...in order to placate the landowners.
If it were my text, this would be my preferred option, as it makes it clearer that they are trying to 'buy' their cooperation.
The word "placate" fits my idea completely!! I didn't know it because few people use it in a usual conversation^^ I found it really convenient,though
I'll upload the last part of my essay soon lol