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There may have a diaspora effect in the late 1960s of Zengakuren ideology if not persons to points aboard, including Okinawa.

While Zengakuren affiliates were operating on Okinawa since the mid-1950s, specifically through groups like the Okinawa Social Mass Party, major disturbance such as those on the main-Japanese islands were not prevalent.

A quick side note, the Social Mass Party is a local social democratic party on Okinawa with historical affiliations with the Zengakuren, especially in the late 1960s. Eventually the party would have some affiliation with the Japanese Communist Party. At various points from 1950 to the late 1990s, the party enjoyed moderate success. However, by the late 2010s, the party has lost most of its support.

•Ellis S. Kraus. The 1960s’ Japanese Student Movement in Retrospect. In: Bernstein G.L., Fukui H. (eds) Japan and the World. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08682-5_6 (1988).