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GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki put his dispute with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on hold at a ceremony marking the 50th year of the prefecture’s return to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. military rule.

KITA-NAKAGUSUKU, Okinawa Prefecture--Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced May 15 that Tokyo and Washington are expected to soon reach agreement on transforming part of a U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture into a public space filled with greenery.

Okinawa on May 15 marked 50 years since its reversion from U.S. rule. The following are questions and answers about Japans southern island prefecture.

Tokyo, May 15 (EFE).- Japan marked on Sunday 50 years since the end of the United States’ occupation of the Okinawa archipelago for nearly two decades after the devastating World War II. Some 3,600 people attended the event near the US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the middle of a residential area in Ginowan …

NAHA (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Sunday to

The southern island prefecture of Okinawa on May 15 marked 50 years since its reversion to Japan from U.S. rule as residents frustrations continue over a weak local economy and ever-present U.S. military bases despite decades of protest.

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--The island prefecture of Okinawa on May 15 marked the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan from U.S. rule, still chafing at the heavy concentration of U.S. military bases and its uphill battle to make its economy self-sustaining.

The U.S. controlled the island for nearly three decades after WWII, and residents still feel deeply divided about problems stemming from that occupation.

NAHA (Kyodo) -- Okinawa on Sunday marked 50 years since its reversion from U.S. rule. The following are questions and answers about Japans southern i

The U.S. controlled the island for nearly three decades after WWII, and residents still feel deeply divided about problems stemming from that occupation.