Robert Kajiwara tells Governor Tamaki he hopes to convey Okinawa’s problems to the world

Robert Kajiwara tells Governor Tamaki he hopes to convey Okinawa’s problems to the world

On the morning of March 5 at the Prefectural Office Robert Kajiwara (left) shakes hands with Governor Denny Tamaki.


March 6, 2019 Ryukyu Shimpo

On March 5 the fourth-generation Okinawan-American Robert Kajiwara, who started the White House petition calling for signatures to request a halt to Futenma replacement facility construction in Henoko until after the prefectural referendum, paid a visit to Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki at the Prefectural Office.

Kajiwara expressed his desire to continue his activism: “I hope to keep acting in order to support Okinawans’ will in opposition of new base construction in Henoko, even after the prefectural referendum has ended. Let’s tell the world about Okinawa’s problems.”

Governor Tamaki said: “I am thankful that you have gathered many signatures and called the world to attention. Mr. Kajiwara’s initiative has caused big waves and influenced people throughout the world.”

On February 27 after receiving the results of the prefectural referendum Kajiwara started a new signature petition titled, “Save the democracy and coral reef of Okinawa.”

Governor Tamaki brought attention to this petition and stated, “We must raise awareness that Okinawa’s problems are not limited to military base issues, and ask the world to grasp that this is an issue of democracy.”

(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)

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