(3)Okinawa marks 57th anniversary of end of local battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Seiko Miyagi, a member of the village assembly of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture, holds up a fan inscribed with criticism of the war contingency legislation currently before the Diet during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in the city of Itoman, southern Okinawa Island on June 23. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was among those who attended the ceremony to mark the 57th anniversary of the end of the Okinawa battle.

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