The US military presence has deeply worried the residents of Okinawa
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Sputnik, Danny Tamaki, the governor of Okinawa province of Japan, at the ceremony commemorating the end of the battle of Okinawa, expressed the anxiety and worry of the residents of this island, located in the southern tip of Japan, about the presence of the American military there. harvest.
In his speech at this ceremony, Tamaki said that after about 80 years since the invasion of the island in World War II, the people of Okinawa are still against the presence of American military bases in This is the island.
He emphasized: 79 years have passed since that war. How do our ancestors look at the world and Okinawa today? The presence of large American bases, incidents and events with the involvement of American military personnel, environmental issues caused by these bases and the double burden these bases have placed on Okinawa’s shoulders have continued to this day.
The Governor of Okinawa added: Today, the rapid deployment of Japanese army forces to Okinawa will be done quickly, and all these events have overshadowed our memory of the Battle of Okinawa and deeply worried the people. brought this island.
Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan and the heads of the two houses of parliament also spoke at this ceremony. Despite Kishida acknowledging the heavy burden on the shoulders of Okinawa, which houses about 70% of US bases, his speech was interrupted by protests and shouts from the people.
The Battle of Okinawa (March 26 to June 23, 1945) was one of the bloodiest Japanese battles in World War II. About 200,000 people, half of whom were civilians, were killed in this war, which means that one out of every four people of this region lost their lives.
American forces are still present on this island since the end of that war, and countless incidents involving American personnel have been recorded on this island, including rape And the killings of Okinawa residents pointed out that almost none of them were accompanied by the trial and punishment of the perpetrators.
