is a local political party in Okinawa, Japan. The party's name is abbreviated as or . The party primarily adheres to social democracy. History The party was founded on 31 October 1950 during the US occupation of the region. On 29 April 1952, the party launched an Association for Promotion of Reversion to Japan, which initiated a signature campaign for the demand of reunification with Japan. The campaign gathered more than 199,000 signatures (72%+ of the eligible voters of Okinawa). At the time, such a campaign was initiated by liberals/leftists, including Okinawa Social Mass Party and another local party called . After Okinawa's restoration to Japan in 1972, the latter party was merged into Japanese Communist Party. Okinawa Social Mass Party, on the other hand, did not join any mainland Japanese parties, and continues as a local party to this day. The party has been influential as the leading left-of-centre party in the prefecture. Members Members of the House of Councillors of the National Diet (Officially counted as a member of Okinawa Whirlwind in the House of Councillors.) Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly Members of the Naha City Council Members of the Urasoe City Council References External links Official website Political parties established in 1950 Politics of Okinawa Centre-left parties in Asia Left-wing parties in Japan Regional parties in Japan Social democratic parties in Japan Progressive parties in Japan 1950 establishments in Japan