In February 2019, two community broadcasters in Okinawa broadcasted interactive programs by young people in their 20s with different opinions
and
viewpoints. Ishigaki city's “FM Ishigaki Sansan Radio”
and
Nago city's “FM Yanbaru” stations took up the topic of local referendums on opinions regarding the Japan Self-Defense Force base positioning
and
the Henoko land reclamation, respectively.
By carefully examining the program content, interviews with those who appeared on the programs,
and
interviews with the radio operators, this thesis explores attitudes toward these young peoples' varying opinions
and
viewpoints.
The paper then uses the young people's initiatives to interpret the implications for the construction of new “political” programs shared with these other programs,
and
discusses ways to open up communication in communities in which it has been obstructed. It then explains the significance of community broadcasters providing a public space in which people can talk in a way that is connected to everyday life, rather than avoiding political content.
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