Japan sees largest Okinawa land return from U.S. military in decades

Japan sees largest Okinawa land return from U.S. military in decades

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (2nd from L), U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) and Japanese Defense Ministry Tomomi Inada (2nd from R) attend a ceremony in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2016, to celebrate the largest return of land by the U.S. military in Japan's southernmost prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga was absent from the ceremony, in the latest sign of strained ties between the Okinawa and central governments over disputes linked to the U.S. military presence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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