'Japan govt's lack of efforts to resolve US military base issue makes me feel angry': Okinawan native activist
By: Global Times | Published: Feb 06, 2026 12:41 AM
As Japan becomes increasingly right-wing and accelerates its militarization, "I feel a sense of despair," prominent Okinawan activist Jinshiro Motoyama told GT reporter Wang Wenwen in I-Talk show. "If Japan were to possess nuclear weapons and consider missile deployment – Okinawa could once again be chosen as a deployment site."