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It was around this time that the Japanese explored the region, and they called the Soka I‘kani the ''shima-jima''(島々), meaning "various islands". Though the word initially referred to specifically the Soka I‘kani, the term eventually began to refer to the entire archipelago.

===Japanese occupation===

Some of the northern Shimajima kingdoms were Tokugawa vassals during the Edo period, and thus when the Meiji era began the vassals were integrated into the new Japanese state, though many kingdoms still stayed independent in the north and the south of the archipelago.

The Americans conceded, and in the Treaty of Taipei, Shimajima was given independence as the Federation of Shima-Jima. When the treaty was ratified by all parties on 28 March 1947, Shima-Jima officially gained independence, though American forces had pulled out six days earlier on 22 March.

===Independence===

Though most mainline parties were united on the subject of independence and opposing Japanese imperialism, they were divided on practically everything else.

This led to political violence from all sides of the political spectrum, with the most violent period being August 1947, where 300 people died in a terrorist attack on the 13th alone. In that month, about 500 people died and another 150 were injured.

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