By Veterans for Peace, World BEYOND War, November 8, 2022
Amadoda ama-shimānchu avela emhlabeni wonke; wamukelekile emuva kweyakho nmari-jima, izwe likakhokho bakho!
Ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa Impi yase-Okinawa, Futhi Iminyaka engu-50 kusukela “ukuguqulwa,” noma isimo sokubuyela eJapane, ukuhlasela kwezempi kusaqhubeka kusifaka ezimpini: iKorea, iViet Nam ne-Afghanistan ukusho ezimbalwa. Ngemuva kwamashumi eminyaka ezikhalazo zikahulumeni nezomthetho zase-Okinawan, izinqumo, ukugqugquzelwa kwezemvelo, imibhikisho yabantu abaningi, nokungalaleli komphakathi ukuze kuvikelwe umhlaba wethu nezingane, kufana nokuthi impi ayizange iphele. Uchinā. A Ucwaningo lweNyuvesi yaseKyōto ukuthola ukugcwala kwe-PFOS, ikhemikhali enomdlavuza ngokwedlulele, egazini lezakhamizi zaseGinowan ukuthi liphakame ngokuphindwe kane kunesilinganiso sikazwelonke kufanekisela ukuthi ama-Okinawans aqhubeka kanjani izisulu ezimpini zabanye.
Amakhulu eminyaka okuhlangenwe nakho okubulalayo ngezimpi nezempi kuye kwabangela ulaka ukubaluleka kwesiko lokuthula e-Ryūkyūans njengesisekelo senhlalo sokuphepha. Kungalo mlando lapho u-Okinawa ekhanga khona emhlabeni, nawe njengesixhumanisi.
Namuhla, usongo lwempi (impi yangempela) ibuyele e-Okinawa. Amasosha ase-US kanye ne-Japan Self Defence Forces (JSDF) balungiselela impi ngokumelene ne-republic engumakhelwane, i-China.
The Ryūkyū Shimpo futhi Japan I-Times yabika ngo-December 24, 2021, njengezindaba ezisematheni, ukuthi amalungiselelo ayekhona “ezehlakalo zaseTaiwan,” impi emelene neChina. “Isu le-US-Japan mutual,” lihlanganisa ukubeka izisekelo zokuhlasela kulo lonke iqoqo leziqhingi zase-Ryūkyū. Izindawo zokwethulwa kwemicibisholo ye-JSDF ziyakhiwa Yonaguni, Isigaki, UMiyako futhi Iziqhingi zase-Okinawa. I-US ilungiselela uhla oluphakathi olunamandla enuzi kanye imicibisholo supersonic. Umhlaziyi wezempi uxwayise ngokuthi, "uma i-US ibandakanyeka empini neChina, i-Okinawa izoba yisisulu sokuqala saseChina."
Uma ukungenelela kwezempi yamazwe ngamazwe kukhuphukela empini yombango yaseShayina, i-US neJapane bazohlasela i-China kusukela eziqhingini eziseNingizimu-ntshonalanga (i-Okinawa), okuzonikeza i-China "izizathu" ngaphansi komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe ukuziphindiselela. Njengenjwayelo empini, amanye alawo mabhomu nemicibisholo azowela endaweni ehlosiwe, amanye awele ezindlini, ezikoleni, emasimini nasezimbonini zabantu bendawo, kulokhu, hhayi amaqembu kule mpi. Nakulokhu, ama-Okinawans azokwenziwa suteishi, izidladla zomhlatshelo, njengoba kwakunjalo eminyakeni engu-77 edlule lapho kuhlatshwa cishe ingxenye eyodwa/1 yabantu base-Uchinānchu. Sajabula ukuzwa ukuthi abanye abantu base-Ukraine bakwazi ukubalekela impi yezwe labo ngezimoto. E-Okinawa, ayikho imizila enjalo yokubalekela ekhona. Ngenxa yosongo olungeziwe lokunyuka kwezikhali zenuzi, i-Ryūkuyū ingase ibhekane nokuqothulwa.
Njengoba kunikezwe inani elikhulu lamasosha ase-US naseJapan e-Okinawa, kungase kubonakale sengathi, uma kwenzeka kuba nempi neChina, ukuhlasela kwamasosha aseShayina eziqhingini zethu "akunakugwema." Kodwa abase-Okinawa abazange bakumeme lokhu kuba khona. Kunalokho kwaphoqeleka kithina, ngokumelene nentando yethu eshiwo, sisebenzisa amandla ezempi namaphoyisa ezibhelu, ngamazwe amabili kuphela ake ahlasela i-Ryukyu: iJapane ne-US.
Ngaphansi kwesimemezelo esithi “AkusenaMpi Yase-Okinawa”, siyenqaba ukuqokwa kwe-shima yethu (iziqhingi/amadolobhana) njengokuthi “indawo yempi”. Sifuna ukuthi ohulumeni base-Japan nabaseMelika balahle icebo labo lokusebenzisa i-Uchinā njengendawo yempi, futhi bayeke ukwakha ama-missile launchpads kanye nokuzivocavoca kwezempi eziqhingini zethu.
Ozakwethu bakwa-shimānchu nabalingani abavela emhlabeni wonke: ababusi besikhathi esidlule nabamanje base-Okinawan banxuse i-Uchināchu Diaspora ngosizo lwakho. Sicela ujoyine ubumbano emazweni akho ahlukahlukene, futhi ucele ukuthi Azisekho Izimpi zase-Okinawa. Sicela uthumele ukukhathazeka kwakho kuNdunankulu wase-Japan ku: https://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/forms/comment_ssl.html
Uma unobuzwe base-US, sicela uthinte izikhulu ozikhethile, ikakhulukazi osihlalo bamaKomidi Wezinsiza Zezikhali. Bhala futhi uthumele ukuze ufundise abanye, njengoba kungeke kwanele ukuthumela usizo lokusiza ngemva kokuba i-Okinawa isincishiwe.
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Ukuphawula okuncane:
Isilinganiso sango-2016 sobukhulu be Okinawa diaspora ibeke ku-420,000. Ngokusho kwe-NHK, cishe abangu-2,400 phesheya kwezilwandle i-Uchinānchu (okungukuthi, “abakwa-Okinawa”) bahambe besuka emazweni nezifunda ezingu-20 emhlabeni jikelele, okuhlanganisa iHawaii, izwe lase-US, neBrazil ukuze babambe iqhaza kulo mkhosi omkhulu.
“I-'World Uchinanchu Festival' ihlonipha impumelelo yabantu base-Okinawan emhlabeni wonke, ibona ukubaluleka okukhulu kwefa lomphakathi wase-Okinawa, futhi ifuna ukwandisa nokuthuthukisa inethiwekhi ye-Uchina ngokuhwebelana nezakhamuzi zase-Okinawan emhlabeni jikelele. Inhloso ukuhlanganisa abantu, baqinisekise kabusha izimpande zabo kanye nobunikazi babo, futhi ngalokho bakwazi ukukudlulisela esizukulwaneni esilandelayo. Lo mkhosi uxhaswe yi-Uchinanchu Festival Executive Committee of the world, ehlelwa yiSifunda sase-Okinawa nezinhlangano ezihlobene nayo, futhi ibibanjwe cishe kanye njalo eminyakeni emihlanu kusukela emkhosini wokuqala ngo-1990 (Heisei 2).” Lena incazelo umuntu ayithola kuwebhusayithi yomkhosi.
Okuthokozisayo nokukhuthazayo isiphetho esihle yabanjwa ngo I-Okinawa Cellular Stadium eDolobheni laseNaha. Ekupheleni kwe isiphetho esikhulu (kusukela cishe ekuqaleni kwehora lesine), umuntu angajabulela ukubuka ababambiqhaza benza umdanso wesintu ojabulisayo owaziwa ngokuthi kachashi. Ibhendi edumile Qala, nomculi wabo ohamba phambili u-Higa Eisho (比嘉栄昇）uhola ekuculweni ekupheleni kwesiphetho.
Kwakukhona a umbukiso lapho u-Uchinānchu ayegqoke imvunulo evela emhlabeni wonke futhi ehamba ku-International Street (noma “Kokusai Doori”). Isampula yevidiyo ye-NHK yombukiso yi kuyatholakala lapha. Okuthunyelwe okuningi mayelana nomcimbi ingabukwa kuFacebook kanjalo.
Emcimbini wokuvala, Kusho uMbusi uTamaki, “Ekuxoxisaneni nani nonke, ngizizwe ngithinteka ngezindlela eziningi. Thina Uchinānchu siwumndeni omkhulu onezibopho eziqinile. Ake sihlangane futhi sijabule ebusweni bethu eminyakeni emihlanu.”
ELuchu-wide inhlolovo kaFebhuwari 2019, “Amaphesenti angu-72 abavoti base-Okinawa azwakalise ukuphikisa kwawo umsebenzi kahulumeni kazwelonke wokubuyisela kabusha ogwini lwendawo yaseHenoko eNago ukuze kwakhiwe enye indawo ye-Air Station Futenma ye-US Marine Corp. Futhi uMbusi wenza okufanayo ngokungaguquki baphikisana ne-Henoko Base ukwakhiwa.
