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A former Japanese minister warned Okinawan resentment to a U.S. military presence on the island could lead to terrorism.
Shozaburo Jimi, a former Japanese minister for financial services and postal reform who served in the government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, said there is an independence movement on Okinawa that could take violent action.
"Okinawa has long had a history of independence movements and movements for self-governance. I hope those things will not blaze up," he said at a news conference. "There's a possibility that (Okinawa) will say it will become an independent state. Domestic guerrilla (attacks) could occur as a result of separatist movements.''
Jimi said "terrorist bombings" could hit Tokyo.
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