WSJ cover story.
Yes, the NIMBYs have at it, and yes, Hatoyama resigns for breaking campaign promise, but the Marine bases remain.
NorKo drove the reaction this time; in the future China's build-up will be the excuse.
Point is, America never really has trouble locating new bases when the need arises and only occasionally has trouble holding onto old ones. When the latter happens, new offers to host inevitably flow.
Why? All these rising great powers are good for the business of alliance-building and balancing.
There is no surpassing the US Leviathan; there is only triggering regional balancing responses that bolster its presence.