Okinawa Island
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Okinawa Island, also known as Okinawa Main Island, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region. The island is approximately 106 kilometres long, an avera
Okinawa Island in January 2015
The first of the Ryukyuan missions to Edo, the capital of Tokugawa shogunate
The last King Shō Tai
American troops in Okinawa, 27 June 1945
1995 Okinawa rape incident
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The 1995 Okinawa rape incident occurred on September 4, 1995, when three black U.S. servicemen, 22-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Marcus Dion Gill, 21-year-old U.S. Marine Rodrico Harp, and 20-year-old Ken
Okinawa Island
…installations cover approximately 25% of the island and have been a point of contention among locals. Crimes committed by US military personnel, notably the 1995 Okinawa rape incident, have caused protests against the US military presence in Okinawa. Early Okinawan history is defined by midden or shell heap culture and is divided…
Protesters in Ginowan
Blue Beach Training Area, where the rape took place
Naha District Court