Shinya Tsukamoto Vietnam Veteran Drama ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’ Sets Japan Release Shinya's Tsukamoto's 'Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?' is headed to Japanese cinemas.

This film couldn't come at a better time - and hopefully it receives a wide US release, too.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Book cover of A Nation Within: North Korean Zainichi in Postimperial Japan by Sayaka Chatani, with KumHee Cho

The presence of ethnic Koreans in Japan, or "zainichi Koreans," is one of the legacies of Japanese colonialism. A Nation Within provides analysis of politics among zainichi Koreans & reshapes our understanding of Japanese history, Korean history, and the Cold War in Asia
https://ow.ly/HJjx50YASGU

This arrived yesterday. Can't wait to start reading the latest from @jonmitchell.bsky.social.

Recentering Okinawa, one story at a time Through conferences, films and publications, international scholars and journalists are building bridges with Okinawan communities and amplifying the voices of local residents.

Read more about Why are we in Okinawa? by @jonmitchell.bsky.social in Recentering Okinawa, one story at a time https://bit.ly/3NfjNNA

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Book launch: 'Why are we in Okinawa? A History of Violence' YouTube video by SOAS University of London

Book launch: 'Why are we in Okinawa? A History of Violence'
written by Jon Mitchell
youtu.be/OxAQ0Wqlrsw?...
@jonmitchell.bsky.social

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mutually understandable, why do many people still
think Okinawan is just a “dialect”?

世界の言語学では、おきなわ語は日本語とは別の言語だと扱われます。

In linguistics around the world, Okinawan is treated as a language separate from Japanese.

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日本語と英語 → 通じない

Japanese and English → Not mutually understandable

日本語と韓国語 → 通じない

Japanese and Korean → Not mutually understandable

日本語とおきなわ語 → 通じない

Japanese and Okinawan → Not mutually understandable

言葉が通じないのに、なぜおきなわ語は「方言」だと考える人が多いのでしょうか？

If the languages are not

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Interview: Welsh author discusses his latest book on Okinawa Stephen Price Celebrated author, Jon Mitchell is set to hold a talk in Wales this March, discussing his latest book ‘Why are we in Okinawa? A History of Violence’, where he will discuss similarities b...

🗞️Get to know @jonmitchell.bsky.social as he discusses his book Why are we in Okinawa?: A History of Violence in @nation.cymru https://bit.ly/4bozkno

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Author Jon Mitchell stands in the doorway of SOAS holding his book titled Why are We in Okinawa?

Thanks to everyone who attended last night’s book launch for “Why are We in Okinawa? A History of Violence” ( @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social ) at @soasuni.bsky.social We had a great turnout from Okinawa, UK, Ireland and the US.
I’ll post the recording after it is uploaded.

📆 Don’t miss these events for Why are we in Okinawa?

4 March, 5-7pm, SOAS University of London https://bit.ly/4tWY7WW
5 March, 6-7:15pm, Sainsbury Institute https://bit.ly/473vFc9
12 March, 6-8pm, Temple of Peace Cardiff https://bit.ly/4rFjbjf

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A pale blue obi belt featuring flowers, a dugong, swallows and fighter jets wraps around a book with the title ”Why are we in Okinawa? A History for Violence” with the author and publisher names, Jon Mitchell and Bloomsbury.

If you're in London on 4 March, please come along to the launch event for my new book, "Why are We in Okinawa? A History of Violence" from @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social
You can also attend online.
Details in the link below.
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

From Okinawa to Wales: Peace and Resistance Across 10,000 Kilometres O Okinawa i Gymru: Heddwch a Gwrthsafiad dros 10,000 o Gilometrau

If you’re in Cardiff next month, please come along to my talk about violence, discrimination and the resilience of the Okinawan peace movement (plus the parallels with Wales).

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-okina...

Today, Okinawa Times is running my report on 4 French military cadets under investigation by Paris prosecutors for multiple offenses in Okinawa. The men have already left the country - and it remains to be seen if the Japanese gvt. will seek extradition.
Okinawa's military burden takes many forms.

‘In this well-documented, well-written account of Okinawan activism, Shinnosuke Takahashi offers readers a view of localism, historical representation of identity, and dislocation.’

The Translocal Island of Okinawa is now available in paperback https://bit.ly/4psRkBV

In the lower half of the image, there is a pale blue obi belt featuring flowers, a dugong, swallows and fighter jet. Titled “The Ryukyu Beltway” and designed by Yuken Teruya in 2025. There is information about the book’s launch at SOAS University of London on 4 March 2026 and the times 17:00 to 19:00.

A pale blue obi belt featuring flowers, a dugong, swallows and fighter jets wraps into a book with the title ”Why are we in Okinawa? A History for Violence” with the author and publisher names, Jon Mitchell and Bloomsbury.

On 4 March, @soasuni.bsky.social will hold a launch event for my book, "Why are We in Okinawa? A History of Violence." I'll talk about how Okinawans' resistance via protest, music, comedy and art offers an inspirational model of grassroots democracy / civic engagement.
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

良(ゐー) 大和(やまとぅ)正月でーびる。

(新暦あけましておめでとうございます)。

Happy New Year in the Yamatu (Japanese) New Year.

うちなー正月や2月17日やいびーん(です)。

The Uchinaa New Year is on February 17.

うちなー正月ん忘らんてぃ呉みそーり。

(旧正月も忘れないで下さい)。

Please do not forget the Uchinaa New Year (the lunar New Year).

Order the vegan kara-age bowl :)

Okinawa means “big or long rope” and Commodore Perry “landed in Naha in 1851” – US military histories rife with errors and omissions | Jon Mitchell Investigates | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス Online explanations of Okinawa’s history, produced by the US military to teach service members about the islands, are riddled with factual errors, exaggerate the benefits of US administration (1945–72...

My latest article for @okinawatimes.co.jp explores how US military histories of Okinawa are riddled with serious errors and omissions - and how these might be amplified by AI-generated search overviews.
www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1...

Help Save Your Children | Johanna Fernández On the Young Lords’ battle against lead poisoning in New York.

I was in my 30s before I found out that the Young Lords also did this kind of activism, including addressing lead poisoning issues in children at a time when officials were failing to act: www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/h...

US Army: 2017 helicopter crash at northern Okinawa farm contaminated soil with radioactive, other hazardous substances | Jon Mitchell Investigates | 沖縄タイムス＋プラス On 11 October 2017, a US Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter made an emergency landing and caught fire at a farm in Higashi Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Three days later, the US military announced “radioac...

"I have the right to know the contamination status of my own land."
The English version of my latest article about the environmental impact of military operations in Okinawa is now online at @okinawatimes.co.jp.
Please take a look.
www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share - I hope folk find the materials useful!

How is US activity in Okinawa documented & can it be accessed? Okinawa Times Correspondent Jon Mitchell shares his experiences/methods in "Documenting US Operations in Okinawa: The Jon Mitchell Collection at Okinawa International University & Beyond" #NCCSpotlight guides.nccjapan.org/homepage/new...

Thrilled to announce the publication of my article "The Invention of the Kamikaze: Dissent and Resistance in the Japanese Military" in the October issue of the Journal of Military History!

Book cover featuring the text, Jon Mitchell - Why are we in Okinawa? A History of Violence and Bloomsbury. The off-white cover features a sky blue obi belt which includes a swallow, red hibiscus and two jet fighters.

Yesterday, my publisher @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social revealed the cover for my new book, "Why are we in Okinawa? A History of Violence." Feeling super honoured that artist, Yuken Teruya, designed an obi wrap for it. Release date set for February 2026!

www.bloomsbury.com/us/why-are-w...

Thanks for the recommendation - I hadn't heard of it so ordered it!

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よそ3〜8世紀頃に分岐という学説が、世界では定説です。

It is the established view worldwide that Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages diverged from a parent language around the 3rd to 8th centuries.

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うちなーぐち(おきなわ語)は方言ではなく「言語」やいびーん(です)！

Uchinaaguchi (Okinawan) is not a dialect but a language!

うちなーぐちを含む琉球諸島の言葉「琉球諸語」は日本語の方言ではなく、日本語とは姉妹言語です。

The languages of the Ryukyu Islands, including Uchinaaguchi, are not dialects of Japanese but sister languages of Japanese.

日本語と琉球諸語は元は一つの「祖語」から、お

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For sure!

Looks great - can't wait to read the interview!