u/GlumNeedleworker1199

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TIL that before Okinawa was returned to Japan, the Okinawa Social Mass Party launched a massive reunification campaign on April 29, 1952. They actually gathered over 199,000 signatures, which represented more than 72% of all eligible voters in Okinawa.

u/GlumNeedleworker1199 — 3 days ago
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TIL that Ryukyuans are 26% jomon, 30.5 NEA and 42.8 East Asia. Unlike the mainland Japanese people whose jomon dna came from their land, the jomon dna was already present in migrants around 11th century.

u/GlumNeedleworker1199 — 9 days ago