40th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan

40th anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan

GINOWAN, Japan - People view the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from a hill in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2012, the 40th anniversary of the prefecture's reversion to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. control.

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