43rd anniv. of Chichijima's return to Japan

43rd anniv. of Chichijima's return to Japan

CHICHIJIMA, Japan - Local residents perform during a festival on June 25, 2011, on Chichijima, part of the Ogasawara island chain that was newly recognized as a World Heritage site, to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the returning of the island to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. rule. Chichijima was returned to Japan on June 26, 1968.

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