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flag Okinawan groups warn of war risks from military expansion, urging Japan to halt base buildup and avoid conflict.

flag On November 15, 2025, anti-war and anti-base groups from Okinawa held a Tokyo seminar, with over 230 attendees, including lawmakers and residents, opposing Japan’s military expansion in Okinawa and the southwestern islands, warning the region could become a conflict frontline. flag They criticized the government’s reliance on U.S. bases and policies that heighten regional tensions, with Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima rejecting the characterization of a Taiwan crisis as a survival threat as illogical. flag Former officials and island residents highlighted the dangers of mixing military and civilian infrastructure, stressing the risk to ordinary people. flag Participants called for urgent action to prevent further militarization and avoid drawing the region into war.

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