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　In Okinawa, people are often distinguished on a daily basis by calling them “uchinanchu,” “nicha,” and “gaijin.” In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of workers seen from overseas. Also, claims that people originating from other prefectures should be clearly distinguished from “Uchinanchu” can also be seen inside and outside the prefecture. The term “multicultural coexistence” is also heard in Okinawa, but who was treated as a “foreigner” in Okinawa in the first place?
In Okinawa under American rule, “foreigners = non-Ryukyans” who were excluded from various rights and were subject to deportation were people without Okinawan nationality, including those from other prefectures, excluding those involved in the US military. Due to “return,” people from other prefectures became “citizens of the prefecture” along with those from Okinawa prefecture, but “non-Ryukyu people” without Japanese nationality were newly “foreigners living in Japan,” and they have been discriminated against until now. These are facts that must not be forgotten when aiming for peace based on human rights and freedom in Okinawa and pursuing “coexistence” with “foreigners.”
In this project, in order to create wisdom for “symbiosis” from Okinawa on the occasion of 50 years of “return,” I would like to start by inviting researchers and stakeholders, learning the history of Okinawa's “foreigner” management system, and listening to the experiences of those involved.

● Program
Moderator: Michihiro Akiyama (Associate Professor, Okinawa International University; Visiting Member, Meiji Gakuin University International Peace Research Institute)
13:00 Explanation of the purpose: Doi Tomoyoshi (Assistant Professor, Meiji Gakuin University International Peace Research Institute)

Part 1 “Foreigners Under American Rule
13:05
“Overview of the “Non-Ryukyu Person” Management System”
Instructor: Doi Tomoyoshi
13:40
“Living as a 'Non-Ryukyu' Person: An Interview with an Experienced Person”
Speaker: Teruo Uchiyama (NPO Kariyushi Yui, former auditor)
Koga Nanako (the second-generation representative of the embroidery shop Crazy Store)
Interviewer: Doi Tomoyoshi
14:40 Q & A
14:50 10 minute break

Part 2 “Foreigners” after “Return”
15:00
“Legal Status of People from the Korean Peninsula Residing in Okinawa”
Lecturer: Kim Mi-hye (Specially Appointed Researcher, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Modern and Contemporary Korean History)
“Globalization after 1990 and the New 'Foreigner' Management System”
Lecturer: Satoshi Furuya (Research Fellow, Center for the Study of World Human Rights Issues, Anthropology and Immigration System Research)
16:05 General discussion
16:30 Closing Remarks by Michihiro Akiyama

Co-organizers: Research Funded Young Researchers (Project Number: 21K17955, Project Representative: Doi Tomoyoshi), Meiji Gakuin University International Peace Research Institute (PRIME)
Sponsor: Okinawa International University South Island Cultural Institute

Capacity：50 participants at the venue

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