Okinawa marks 50 years since US handover

By Elaine Lies
Updated May 15 2022 - 5:31pm, first published 5:28pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks at a US base on Okinawa.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks at a US base on Okinawa.

The Japanese island chain of Okinawa has marked the 50th anniversary of the end of US occupation and its return to Japan with calls for fewer US bases despite growing worries over its proximity to an increasingly assertive China.

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