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Japanese troops drill on island seen as vulnerable to China (www.reuters.com)

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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] deus@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 4 points 10 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.