"The Japanese and American governments regard Okinawa as their 'military colony' and the Okinawan people should continue their fight to change the status quo," said Kantoku Teruya, a member of the lower house of the Japanese parliament from Okinawa during an exclusive interview with Xinhua recently.
"Prime Minister Abe, who is the second perpetrator of the murder case? You are", Tamaki Ai, a student of University of the Ryukyus, said during Sunday's massive rally in Naha, capital city of Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa.