In fact, the voices of the local people on Ishigaki Island against military deployment have always existed. Compared with other prefectures and cities in Japan, the anti-war awareness in Okinawa is stronger, especially the voice of resisting the re-militarization of the Ryukyu Islands is very high. In the local newspapers “Ryukyu Shimpo” and “Okinawa Times”, voices against the construction of the Self-Defense Forces base on Ishigaki Island have been heard one after another, and an organization called “Citizens Liaison Committee Against the Establishment of Military Bases on Ishigaki Island” has held parades and petitions many times. Signature Movement.
