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

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

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hold up a framed map showing areas in Okinawa Prefecture returned by the U.S military to Japan during a ceremony in Nago in the prefecture on Dec. 22, 2016. Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga was absent from the ceremony, in the latest sign of strained ties between the Okinawa and central governments over the U.S. military's presence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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