Okinawa's return to Japan marked 51 years on at packed rally | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--A sense of urgency over peace in troubled times filled the packed crowd at an annual rally here to mark the prefecture’s return to Japanese sovereignty in 1972 after 27 years of U.S. rule. 

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