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Fifty years after Okinawa s return to Japanese control, 70% of U.S. military facilities in Japan remain concentrated in the island prefecture. But local attitudes toward the presence of the bases appear to be changing. ....
“A day of restoring pride as human beings”–naming and present-day significance of Koza riot debated at 50th anniversary symposium Speakers offering their views at the symposium reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the Koza riot on the afternoon of December 13 at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Izumizaki, Naha (photograph by Moriaki Kise) December 13, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
As the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Koza Riot on December 20 approaches, the Okinawa Asia International Peace Art Project 2020 Steering Committee and the Ryukyu Shimpo held a “Symposium for Asking Questions on the 50th Anniversary of the Koza Riot” on December 13 at the Ryukyu Shimpo Hall in Izumizaki, Naha. Speakers Masaie Ishihara (Okinawa International University professor emeritus), Shoko Oshiro (Okinawa International University part-time instructor), Shokichi Kina (musician), and Jimmy Schwartz(former high commissioner specialist 1st class) discussed the significance of the Koza Riot and ....