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The Month ’Ryukyu Independence’ Articles Surged Twentyfold, Nobody’s Timeline Noticed

In November 2025, something unusual happened in Chinese state media. Articles containing the words ’Ryukyu’ and ’independence’ surged to roughly twenty times their volume from the same month a year earlier, as reported by the Okinawa Times.

2026.04.18

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Before Henoko Costs Hit Another Record, Consider the 3,400 Landowners Holding Futenma’s Ground

Record spending on a project barely begun.In fiscal year 2026, Japan’s Defense Ministry allocated a record ¥337.3 billion for the Henoko relocation project, according to the Okinawa Times.

2026.04.18

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The War That Never Came, the Correction That Never Followed: A Decade of Japan’s Security Predictions vs. Reality

Over the past decade, the phrase “Japan is becoming a country that wages war” has been repeated with extraordinary regularity.

2026.04.18

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I Drew the Wiring Diagram Behind “Peace Education,” and My Hands Were Trembling

Every year, 350,000 students travel to Okinawa for peace education. Behind this program, a network of organizational connections links the Japan Teachers’ Union, the Henoko Fund, the Heli Base Opposition Council, and the protest boats. Part 4 of the Henoko capsize series maps confirmed facts and reasonable inferences in a structural diagram.

2026.04.17

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