Satoru Nakamura (Japanese journalist)

Satoru Nakamura (仲村 覚, born in 1964) is a Japanese journalist and the president of the Okinawa Policy Research Forum [ja]. He also serves as a director of the Free Press Association, an organization dedicated to protecting the public's right to know.

Born in Naha City, Okinawa, in 1964, during the U.S. administration of the region, Nakamura entered the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Youth Technical School [ja] in 1979. After graduation, he was assigned to an aviation unit. He retired from the military in 1991, worked for several companies, and in 2009, established the private organization "Okinawa Strategy Headquarters".[1]

As a journalist, Nakamura focuses on topics related to Okinawan politics, international relations, criticism of the Ryukyu independence movement,[2][3] U.S.-Japan relations, security issues, and China.[4][5][6] He has also written and contributed to articles on North Korea's abduction issue.[7]

He has delivered lectures at the Seiji Nichi Forum [ja] as well.[8]

  1. ^ iRONNA 執筆者　『日本沖縄政策研究フォーラム理事長』仲村覚[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "辺野古移設反対と不気味に連動 看過できぬ琉球独立運動 ジャーナリスト仲村覚氏". 夕刊フジ. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. ^ "「沖縄県民は日本国民だ。知事は誇りを傷つけた」 照屋県議ら日本外国特派員協会で". 産経新聞. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  4. ^ "中国は、沖縄を「特別自治区」と思っている！？ 沖縄対策本部代表 仲村覚". 産経新聞. 2016-12-30. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  5. ^ "中国の「沖縄包囲網」は最終段階に入った". iRONNA. Retrieved 2018-03-11.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "中国、「列島線突破巡航」訓練本格化 「日本列島を一周する訓練を始める危険性も」". 産経新聞. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  7. ^ "「特定失踪者」の拉致被害者認定と早期救出を ３４人、全国で２番目に多い沖縄で一斉活動集会". 産経新聞. 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  8. ^ "沖縄はいつから日本なのか 仲村覚氏 | 世界日報" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-11.