Prime Minister Ishiba apologized to Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki for the derogatory comments uttered by a ruling party lawmaker.

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1. I am not Japanese, and i am not skilled enough at the language to research this myself. But this topic is interesting to me. Could I get a little more context on this incident?

2. As someone whose grandma’s older sister was forced into being a teenage nurse at 14 in the Battle of Okinawa and was never seen again, and I’ve seen her name etched in stone with my own eyes at the Peace memorial site, I can’t describe how upsetting this is to hear.

3. [https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15778278](https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15778278)

4. The Japanese have been destroying Okinawan identity for over 150 years. It is a Genocide.