Ôta Chôfu was a prominent Ryukyuan journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, famous for his founding of the [[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]], the first newspaper in Okinawa<ref name=shimpo>"Ōta Chōfu". ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40515-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo Publishing]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 11 September 2009.</ref><ref name=jinmei/>, and for his involvement in the [[Kodo-kai Movement|Kôdô-kai Movement]], advocating the maintenance of hereditary rule of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] under the heirs to the royal family of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].
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Ôta Chôfu was a prominent Ryukyuan journalist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, famous for his founding of the [[Ryukyu Shimpo|Ryûkyû Shimpô]], the first newspaper in Okinawa<ref name=shimpo>"Ōta Chōfu". ''Okinawa konpakuto jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). [http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-40515-storytopic-121.html Ryukyu Shimpo Publishing]. 1 March 2003. Accessed 11 September 2009.</ref><ref name=jinmei/>, and for his involvement in the [[Kodokai|Kôdô-kai Movement]], advocating the maintenance of hereditary rule of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] under the heirs to the royal family of [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]].