Contemporary Okinawa Website
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A former US navyman's recollections of Okinawa 30 years ago and impressions from visiting there again recently.
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JPRI Occasional Paper No. 11 (February 1998)
In 1967, I was shipped from Miramar Naval Air Station, in San Diego, California, to a small utility squadron based at Naha, Okinawa, then an American-run island with a Japanese culture that had been captured in bloody fighting during World War II.
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Chronology, history, photos, and more on post-war Okinawa.
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Number of visitors to the old USC site:
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Important American, Japanese, and Okinawan figures
involved in foreign policy affecting
Dean Acheson - U.S. Secretary of State from 1949 to 1953. He
appointed John Foster Dulles to negotiate the Japanese peace treaty,
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Gives several short essays and FAQ on Okinawa life and culture, as well as political issues with US military bases.
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Nobumasa Sato's Home Page -----Love for my family.
The pray for peace ( another )
A symbolic incident: Okinawan school girl
was raped by U.S. service men.
Weekly Local news by Okinawan presses.
So nice to put my pages into a trash box.
Do not hesitate to post the English
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HDR Japan is a personal Japan photo blog and cultural information resource. Members can post blogs, maintain a personal profile and upload HDR images in the photo gallery.
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HDR,Okinawa Japan, Japan pictures. Japan travel photography, Japan photographers, guides, maps, Okinawa cultural information and more.
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For information on Okinawa please see this wonderful
Ogimi Village Summer Festival"
31th Ginowan Hagoromo Festival"
Okinawa Kids Kingdom Eisa Summer Festival"
9th Kin Town Seinen Eisa Festival"
9th Izena Shoen King Festival"
Gives an introduction to Okinawa, the 'base' problem, and regional culture.
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This is the part of the site where I put articles written about Okinawa.
It is divided into three areas.
an introduction to Okinawa
I am trying to include as much original work as I can. I have included interesting pieces found elsewhere and these are credited to the original author but otherwise
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