Voices against the construction of Self Defense Force bases on Ishigaki Island have been rising one after another. An organization called “citizen Liaison Committee against the establishment of military bases on Ishigaki Island” has held demonstrations and petition signature campaigns for many times. Residents on the island are worried about “whether it is necessary to make enemies with China for the situation on the Diaoyu Island and the Taiwan Strait”. Others say that Ishigaki Island is such a small island that one missile can destroy it. Can we make sacrifices for the so-called national interests? What is the purpose of the government’s military layout on Ishigaki Island, Miyako Island, and Naguo Island, and even trying to get involved in the Taiwan Strait Crisis?
