Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It has a population of 1,457,162 (as...
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Okinawa Island (沖縄島, Okinawa-jima, Okinawan: 沖縄/うちなー, Uchinaa Kunigami: ふちなー, Fuchináa), officially Okinawa Main Island (沖縄本島, Okinawa-hontō), is the largest...
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Okinawa City (沖縄市, Okinawa-shi, Japanese: [okinawa]) is the second-largest city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, following Naha, the capital city. It is located...
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The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg,: 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island...
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Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄, Hepburn: Okinawa) most commonly refers to: Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture Okinawa Island, the most populous...
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The 1995 Okinawa rape incident (Japanese: 沖縄米兵少女暴行事件) occurred on September 4, 1995, when three U.S. servicemen, 22-year-old U.S. Navy Seaman Marcus Gill...
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Kunigami and Okinawan: Unna) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2020, the village had an estimated population...
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Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan....
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The Okinawa diet describes the traditional dietary practices of indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands (belonging to Japan), which were claimed to have...
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The Okinawa rail (Hypotaenidia okinawae) is a species of bird in the rail family, Rallidae. It is endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan where it is known...
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as Yeoman "Okinawa (1952) - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Okinawa at IMDb Okinawa at AllMovie Okinawa at the TCM Movie Database Okinawa at the AFI Catalog...
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Kunigami and Okinawan: Mutubu) is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town has an estimated population...
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Yunaguni) is a town located entirely on Yonaguni Island in Yaeyama District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the westernmost municipality in Japan, and is...
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The Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島, Okinawa Shotō, or 沖縄群島, Okinawa Guntō) are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and are the principal island group...
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Kumejima-chō, Okinawan: Kumishima) is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The town consists of the islands of Kume, Ōjima, Ōhajima...
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Gushikawa (具志川市, Gushikawa-shi, Okinawan: Gushichaa) was a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Agena Castle was built here, and the city was founded...
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Northern Ryukyuan: きたたん Kitatan) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016 the town had an estimated population...
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name "Okinawa", in honor of the World War II Battle of Okinawa. Okinawa was laid down on 1 April 1960 (15th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa) by the...
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Ryukyuan people (redirect from Indigenous peoples of Okinawa)
the islands of Kyushu and Taiwan. Administratively, they live in either Okinawa Prefecture or Kagoshima Prefecture within Japan. They speak one of the...
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Ishikawa (石川市, Ishikawa-shi, Okinawan: Ishichā) was a city located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 26, 1945. It was named...
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United States Forces Japan (redirect from Naval Forces Japan, Okinawa)
McTureous, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Courtney, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Foster, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Kinser, Okinawa Prefecture Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture...
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Ōzato (大里村, Ōzato-son) was a village located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Ōzato Castle is located here. It is named after Nanzan's...
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The Okinawa woodpecker (Dendrocopos noguchii), (ノグチゲラ, きーたたちゃー, Noguchigera) is a woodpecker endemic to the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. Other common...
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Tarama-son, Miyako & Okinawan: Tarama) is a village located in Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The village consists of Tarama Island and Minna Island...
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of the islands of Kitadaitōjima and Okidaitōjima of Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the village has an estimated population...
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Ryukyuan: いまきじり Imakijiri) is a village located in Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003[update], the village has an estimated population...
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Kadena-chō, Okinawan: Kadina) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population...
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Ryukyu Islands (section Okinawa)
Satsunan Islands (Ōsumi, Tokara and Amami) and Okinawa Prefecture (Daitō, Miyako, Yaeyama, Senkaku, Okinawa, Sakishima Islands (further divided into the...
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the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort carrier, but...
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Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Minamidaitōjima is located approximately 360 kilometres (220 mi) east of Okinawa Island. Minamidaitō covers...
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