Ms Yuri, 38 years old, is captain of protest boat, and an activist with Henoko Dream, which is part of the Anti-Helicopter Base Council. She used to work as caretaker for elderly people. When working as a caretaker in Okinawa, she found many elderly people had a lot of scars in their bodies. Many elderly people told her that they were injured when they were children in the Battle of Okinawa .
When she visited Henoko from Naha, she was asked to take a license to become a captain of protest boats. After taking the license, she began to want to be involved more in the Henoko protests, eventually turning it into a full time occupation
She has been an activist for one year. Her main roles are captain of their protest boats, monitoring the movement of Japan Cost Guard and the Okinawa Defense Bureau in Oura bay.
She was features in a documentary film in that has been screened under the title “Ikusaba Nu Tudumi meaning Stop Okinawa becoming a battlefield again more than 2,00 times across Japan.
6) What kind of outcome do they hope for?
For her, the ideal solution would be to eliminate the need for an army.
