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A woman and three-year-old child were injured in a hit-and-run incident caused by a U.S. soldier in the Nago vicinity of northern Okinawa on the 24th of November. It was later revealed that the soldier had a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit. The soldier had veered into an incoming lane, causing the crash, before fleeing the scene. He was later arrested by Okinawan police. The victims sustained minor injuries.
The All-Okinawa Coalition opposed to the U.S. and Japanese military build up in the Luchu (Ryukyu) Islands has won another major political victory. Masashi Toguchi has won a landslide victory in the mayoral election in Chatan Town, where a large U.S. military presence exists. Toguchi is the chosen successor of long-time mayor Masaharu Noguni, who served four terms for a total of sixteen years. Despite being a young, first-time candidate Toguchi finished well-ahead of the other candidates, including Hiroshi Ahagon, backed by Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.
11/10/2021 0 Comments "Okinawa: The Tears of the Ryukyuans"11/9/2021 0 Comments 琉球语怎么写琉球语没有母语书写系统。历史上,琉球人使用中文书写系统。所以大部分琉球历史文献都是用中文写的。 (有关示例,请参见照片。)琉球人更喜欢汉字而不是日本的假名。
1879年日本非法吞并琉球,迫使琉球人停止使用汉语,改用日语。所以今天大部分琉球人都使用日语假名来书写琉球语。但是日本人还是不明白琉球语。 11/9/2021 0 Comments 蔡大鼎: 琉球诗人、外交官、独立活动家作家:魏孝昌(Rob Kajiwara)
诗歌作者蔡大鼎是琉球第二尚氏王朝末期的政治運動家、詩人。1823年,他在出生在琉球久米村,中国移民的后代。后来他去中国学习,并曾任琉球外交官。 蔡大鼎写了: 客居闽峤值秋丁,整肃衣冠仰圣明。 乐备杏坛多士集,礼尊阙里庶宫盈。 洋洋俎豆兼三代,秩秩罍樽列两楹。 遥忆球阳当此日,略同释奠尽丹诚。 然而,1875年日本动用武力阻止琉球向中国进贡。蔡大鼎和其他琉球外交官前往中国寻求帮助。遗憾的是,他们未能恢复琉球的独立。1879年日本非法吞并琉球。蔡大鼎和其他琉球人死在中国,等待琉球恢复独立。 11/8/2021 0 Comments "背叛!"琉球宮古島人民谴责日本自卫队导弹基地琉球宮古島人民气愤将建造的日本自卫队导弹基地。座喜味一幸市長他被选为阻止基地,但现在他说他接受了。座喜味市長声称“根据日本法律,他无法阻止基地。”
琉球人说,这次选举没有真正的选择,因为两位候选人都被日本自民党控制,他们支持美日军国主义和帝国主义。 “琉球仍然是日本的殖民地,”一位琉球人说 (@namitan_916)。“日本的法律和程序是殖民者强加的。本来琉球独立的时候,琉球人没有理由遵守日本的法律。" 11/8/2021 0 Comments "Betrayal!" Miyako Island residents decry Japan's Self Defense Force missile baseResidents of Myaku (Miyako), one of the Luchu (Ryukyu) Islands south of Okinawa, are condemning the creation of a Japanese Self Defense Force missile base, saying they have been betrayed by Mayor Kazuyuki Zakimi, who was elected on the premise of stopping the base.
The citizens of Myaku have strongly opposed the base on the grounds that it makes them a target for attack, takes away their land, and destroys the environment. They are pointing out that there was no real choice in the election, and that both candidates were controlled by Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that supports the U.S. and Japanese military occupation of Luchu. Mayor Zikimi is claiming that legally there is nothing he can do to stop the base. "Luchu is still a colony of Japan," tweeted @namitan_916 in response. "Japanese laws and procedures are imposed by the colonizers. Originally [under independence], there was no reason for Luchuans to comply [with Japanese law]." 11/4/2021 8 Comments 有多少琉球人支持独立?作家:魏孝昌
有多少琉球人支持独立? 90%的琉球人反对美国/日本军队。 大多数人认定为琉球人(或 Uchinanchu)。 超过 50% 的人公开反对成为日本的一部分。 但您还必须考虑其他事实: 1) 1879 年后,日本监禁、折磨和杀害了数千名琉球独立支持者。 结果,琉球人民开始害怕支持独立。 许多独立支持者流亡海外。 今天,他们的后代仍然存在,并建立了琉球侨民的大型社区。大约有 70 万琉球人居住在国外。 2) 1945年冲绳战役期间,日本和美国杀害了约1/3的琉球人口(约20万人)。他们故意杀害琉球人民,尤其是支持独立、亲华的领导人。所以战后琉球独立并没有强大的领导人。 3) 时至今日,日本和美国仍在骚扰支持独立的琉球人民。日本政府保留琉球独立支持者的记录,使我们很难找到工作、申请学校或获得政府服务。因此,公开支持琉球独立受到了严重的污名化。他们还骚扰我。2019 年,当我飞往东京参加日本国会的新闻发布会时,日本政府将我拘留并审问了 2 小时。他们想让我错过新闻发布会。谢天谢地,我被琉球议员救了。但第二天,日本政府派警察到我在琉球的家。 他们采访了我的家人、朋友、邻居。 他们还搜查了我的政府记录。这些事件在琉球和日本成为重大新闻。因此,更多的人开始害怕公开支持独立。但也有不少暗中支持。 4) 美日控制着主流媒体,以及琉球的教育系统。他们不允许琉球学校教授琉球文化、历史、语言或身份。他们只能教授日本和美国的文化、历史、语言和身份。结果,琉球文化、语言、历史、身份正在消亡。年轻一代迷失和困惑。 所以我的组织(琉球和平联盟)致力于教授和推广琉球文化、历史、语言和身份认同。但我们需要帮助。美日是大国强国,而琉球是小国。我们不能独自完成。世界需要帮助我们。 11/3/2021 0 Comments U.S. military investigation says U.S. military did nothing wrong in drone strike that murdered 10 Afghan civiliansThe U.S. military has conducted an investigation determining that the U.S. military did not do anything wrong when they sent a drone strike that killed ten innocent civilians in Kabul, Afghanistan.
This, of course, is like a murderer conducting an investigation on themselves, determining they are not guilty of murder. The Peace For Okinawa Coalition urges the United Nations and the international community at large to hold the United States accountable for their warcrimes and crimes against humanity. |
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