Masaaki Gabe is an international relations professor at the University of the Ryuku Islands on Okinawa.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

(Speech) Gabe says Japan has been an ideal partner to the U.S.for so long.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11

In the ninth inning, Tampa Bay batter Gabe Kapler sent a ball heading for the stands in left-centerfield, threatening a home run and spoiling Buerhle's perfect game.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

The two countries have created a cabinet-level group in hopes of resolving the dispute soon, but Gabe expects the debate to drag out for months, while Japanese leaders try to find common ground.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11