The only notable Ryukyuan who advocated reversion between 1945 and 1950 was the mayor of Shuri, Nakayoshi Ryoko, who permanently left Okinawa in 1945 after receiving no public support for his reversion petition.
The only prominent Ryukyuan who advocated for a return to autonomy between 1945 and 1950 was the mayor of Shuri, Nakayoshi Ryoko, who departed Okinawa permanently in 1945 after his petition for reversion received little public backing.