Ōta Chōfu

Ōta Chōfu (太田 朝敷, 8 April 1865 – 25 November 1938) was a prominent Ryukyuan journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, famous for his involvement in the Kōdō-kai Movement, advocating the maintenance of hereditary rule of Okinawa under the heirs to the royal family of Ryūkyū.

Many government bureaucrats, including Chōfu's father, engaged in peaceful protest, simply ceasing to work and refusing to aid the new officials in taking over responsibilities and activities.

[4] He notes, in his writings, how a considerable amount of funding flowed into Hokkaidō, also recently formally annexed by Imperial Japan, and that many public works projects, the building of infrastructure, etc.

[6] In his journalism, Ōta reported and commented on a wide variety of subjects, including the state of education in Okinawa[7] and economic problems.

Beginning around 1903, he promoted the establishment of agencies in Osaka and elsewhere, including a Sugar Dealers' Association, aimed at helping Okinawans enter the otherwise Japanese-dominated markets.