Research on the civil movement for the lawsuit so-called substitute signature of the Governor of the Okinawa prefecture over U.S.Bases land use

1)在整个研究期间，我们收集研究资料，调查事实，召开研究会议。研究结果的一部分不仅体现在这份报告中，也体现在我们偶尔的讲座和报告中。研究者们几乎不可能达成完全一致的意见，但我们的共同观点如下。1995年，“冲绳县知事关于美军基地土地使用的替代签名诉讼”（现称“替代签名诉讼”）成为全国性问题。从诉讼期间冲绳独立的政治主张中可以看出，代签诉讼的背景是广泛而深刻的。日本宪法的意义和局限性、世界区域独立思潮、民族认同政治思想的历史运动，都显示出其广度和深度。替代签名诉讼在大法院的判决中已经结束，“冲绳问题”似乎已经从政治舞台上消失了。冲绳市民运动的高峰也已经过去。但美军基地的问题，特别是中美合作所协议中削减基地的问题，目前仍是冲绳的主要议题。应该说，“美军基地问题”是规范冲绳社会的最大因素，就美军在冲绳的存在而言，这个问题是一个过去的问题，也是一个未来的问题。替代签名服向我们展示了“什么是冲绳？”、“冲绳问题是什么？”以及“冲绳人向日本人民提出了什么样的问题？””。这些问题应该反复分析。到这份报告为止，这项研究还没有结束。我们计划继续研究这个问题，作为我们的终身工作之一。

1) We collected research materials, investigated the facts, and had research meetings throughout the research term. A part of the result is represented not only In this report but also in our lectures and presentations on occasions2) It is almost impossible for the investigators to reach an perfect accord with each other, but our common view is the following.The lawsuit so-called substitute signature of the Governor of the Okinawa prefecture over U.S.Bases land use (from now on "substitute signature suit') In 1995, became a nationwide issue. As we see in the political opinion of independence of Okinawa during the lawsuit, the background of the substitute signature suit Is wide and deep. The significance and the limit of the Constitution of Japan, world trend for regional independence, historical movement of political ideas on ethnic identity, show the width and depth. The substitute signature suit has to be reseached from those atached points, because we cannot analyze and solve the "Okinawa issue"The substitute signature suit has ended in the Supreme court decision, and the "Okinawa issue" looks as if disappeared from the political main stage. Also the peak of the civil movement in Okinawa has passed. But U.S.Base issue, especially the issue of the reduction of bases with the SACO agreement, is still now-going main subject in Okinawa. We should say the "U.S.Base issue" Is the biggest factor to regulate Okinawa society, and as far as the U.S.Bases exist in Okinawa, the issue is past-going and future-going subject.The substitute signature suit showed us the questions of "What is Okinawa ? ", "What is the Okinawa issue ? " and "What kind of questions Okinawans asked to the people of Japan ? ". Those questions should be analyzed repeatedly.3) This research has not finished by this report. We are planning to keep researching the issue as one of our life work.