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Kariyushi Club
The , formerly known as the , is a local political party in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, seeking an independent Ryukyu, the . The current party leader is . ''Kariyushi'' is Okinawan for "happy" or "harmony with nature". History The party was founded in June 1970, when Okinawa (called Ryūkyū at the time) was administered by the United States. Founders included and , whose pseudonym was . Sakima was the former president of the Public Finance Corporation, a government financial corporation of the Ryukyu Government under US-control, while Nuka was a Chartered Accountant. Sakima became a candidate of the 1971 House of Councillors election, but failed it with 2673 votes. As Okinawa was returned to Japan in the next year, the party prestige was decreased. After 730, a symbolic moment on July 30, 1978, when Okinawa changed back to driving on left as other parts of Japan, the party virtually stopped its activity. On August 15, 2005, Chōsuke Yara, a president of the T-shirt store ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryukyu Independence Movement
The or the Republic of the Ryukyus (Japanese: , Kyūjitai: , Hepburn: ) is a political movement advocating for the independence of the Ryukyu Islands (commonly referred to as Okinawa after the largest island) from Japan. The current political manifestation of the movement emerged in 1945, after the end of the Pacific War. Some Ryukyuan people felt, as the Allied Occupation ( USMGRI 1945–1950) began, that the Ryukyus should eventually become an independent state instead of being returned to Japan. However, the islands were returned to Japan on 15 May 1972 as the Okinawa Prefecture according to the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement. The US-Japan Security Treaty (ANPO) signed in 1952 provides for the continuation of the American military presence in Japan, and the United States continues to maintain a heavy military presence on Okinawa Island. This set the stage for renewed political activism for Ryukyuan independence. The Ryukyu independence movement maintains that both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
