Virtual
Title: Tutorial -Process of reversion movement-
Contents:Left Right

1. Effect of Fight for Land

With the end of "Fight for Land" at the late 1950's, Ryukyu-(Okinawa Assembly) unwillingly admitted new requisition for a while. But the whole Okinawa island had stronger awareness of anti-war and anti-base than before. Accordingly, Ryukyu started to decide against the compulsory requisition. Even often an order by the court for no compulsory requisition way took place for fear of another "Fight for Land" gradually, both the Japanese government and the U.S. Military were standing to realize that they have to seriously consider the issue of Okinawa's reversion to Japan, and "reversion with nuclear" was becoming more realistic.
However, Japan, observing the three nonnuclear principles, had to solve the contradiction in order to realize "reversion with nuclear". welcoming the change of the Japanese government's policy and promoted America was a stringer relationship bet. 2countries. Later Okinawa people worked very hard to shift from "reversion with nuclear" to "reversion without nuclear"

2. Going to Okinawa reversion

Threat of strike
Threat strike
Credit: Okinawa Prefectural Government

On April 24th, 1968, Zengunro(The uniform of works who works for the base) went on a strike. Also, there were repeated movements against stationed B52's. They might have developed another "Fight". B52 was the Symbol of Okinawa Base, so people believed the withdrawal of B52 would be a trigger for reversion and orgized a general strike they believed a general strike throughout Okinawa was the strongest means, after successful Zengunro's strike.

Marine meetings
Marine meetings
Credit: Okinawa Prefectural Government

Thanks to Okinawa people efforts, the reversion of Okinawa was becoming a bigger issue of the whole Japanese people's concern.
Eventually, Okinawa island was reverted to Japan as OkinawaKen in 1972.

 

Left Right

19981@advanced.org

Copyright (C) 1998 Project YMO

About Project YMO Virtual