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Okinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / Suga, Onaga embodied deep divisions between central govt, Okinawa in their first meeting in 2015
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan. This is the sixth and final insta...
March 27, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return: National political affairs / Hatoyama’s failure to fulfill campaign pledge dealt heavy blow
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan. This is the fifth installment of ...
March 26, 2022
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Okinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / G8 summit proved successful despite opposition
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan. This is the fourth installment of...
March 25, 2022
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Okinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / Japanese PM conveyed to Clinton ‘hope’ for return of Futenma in 1996
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan. This is the third installment of ...
March 23, 2022
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Okinawa 50 yrs since return: National political affairs / Inaugural agency head supported development with ‘sense of atonement’
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan. This is the second installment of...
March 22, 2022
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50 years on / Steady improvements made on remedying Okinawa’s educational lag
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This fifth and final installme...
January 28, 2022
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50 years on / Senkaku waters are no longer peaceful
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the fourth installment...
January 27, 2022
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50 years on / Okinawa’s love-hate relationship with U.S. base jobs
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the third installment ...
January 26, 2022
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50 years on / Shift from dollar to yen triggered upheaval in Okinawa
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This second installment of the...
January 25, 2022
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50 years on / Light and darkness overlap along Okinawa’s miracle mile
This year, Okinawa marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan. This is the first installment ...
January 24, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / The clock strikes midnight, and a prefecture is born
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 4, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / Largest market undergoes change, but retains importance
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 3, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / The long road toward postwar restoration of Shuri Castle
In this series, we mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan by looking at its past and...
January 2, 2022
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Okinawa 50 years since return / On the Miracle Mile, the day before the return of sovereignty
Okinawa will mark the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 2022. Okinawa Prefecture, w...
January 1, 2022
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Sweet chestnuts yield good crop
Farmers are busy harvesting glossy sweet chestnuts in the northern area of the Hanshinkan region in ...
September 26, 2021
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