Recognition Withheld Over Bases

NahaJapan withholds Indigenous status from the Ryūkyūan people.

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ties recognition to land rights.

Okinawa is 0.6% of Japan’s land yet hosts about 70% of US bases, roughly 15% of the main island.

Tokyo continues Henoko’s reef landfill despite Okinawa’s referendum loss in court.

Sources: Global Voices