Okinawa Civil Rights Movement Pioneer Noboru Jahana Was Persecuted and Died of Illness Before Achieving His Goals. Hosei University Professor Tomoko Osato Calls Him a "Symbol of a Turning Point in history."

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[YAESE] A lecture commemorating the 160th anniversary of the birth of Noboru Jahana (1865-1908), a pioneer of the Okinawa civil rights movement and a native of Kochidaira, Yaese Town, was held at the town's central community center on September 28th. Lecturer Tomoko Osato, professor at the Hosei University Institute of Okinawa Culture, said, "He created a trend for the times with his civil rights movement.