The “Stop the War! Okinawa–Western Japan Network” is a coalition formed in February 2025 by 30 organizations and individuals across 14 prefectures—including Okinawa, Kyushu, Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kansai—who came together to build nationwide solidarity in opposition to the Japanese government’s forcible push to militarize the country, such as through the domestic deployment of long‑range missiles and the construction of large ...