The Ryūkyū independence movement (琉球独立運動, Ryūkyū Dokuritsu Undō?) or Republic of the Ryūkyūs (Japanese: 琉球共和国, Kyūjitai: 琉球共和國) is a movement for the independence of Okinawa and the surrounding islands (Ryukyu Islands), from Japan. The movement emerged in 1945, after the end of the Pacific War. Some Ryukyuan people felt, as the Allied Occupation began, that the Ryukyus (Okinawa) should eventually become an independent state, instead of being returned to Japan. The majority pushed for unification with the mainland, hoping that this would hasten the end of the Allied Occupation there[citation needed]. The US-Japan Security Treaty was signed in 1951 as re-unification occurred, and providing for the continuation of the American military presence. This set the stage for renewed political movement for Ryukyu independence.
琉球(沖繩)從來不是日本的一部份
LewChew (Okinawa) has never been a part of Japan
琉球(沖縄)は日本の一部ではない
日本人不法地侵占了阿伊努人的領土, 破壞他們的語言及文化!
Japanese unlawfully occupied Ainu land, ruined their culture and language!
日本人はアイヌの土地を不法に占拠して、彼らの文化と言語を破壊した!