• roguetrick@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    The situation with the Ryukyu Islands is so strange. American, Chinese, and Japanese imperialism all rolled into one.

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      11 months ago

      I don’t think the locals are too worried about Japanese imperialism.

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        11 months ago

        At this point I believe most Okinawa separatists mostly have an issue with the US military.

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          11 months ago

          Sounds about right

          Okinawa comprises only 0.6% of all Japanese territory, yet 75% of all United States military forces are stationed in U.S. facilities that take up 10.4% of Okinawa Prefecture i.e. 18.8-20% of Okinawa Island.