U.S. announces biggest return of Okinawa land to Japan since 1972

(From R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and U.S. Forces Japan Commander Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2016. The two countries said thousands of hectares of land used by the U.S. military on Okinawa will be returned to Japanese control the following day, in the biggest land transfer since rule over the island prefecture was restored to Japan in 1972. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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