May 15, 1972 (, Yam Tze April third), Okinawa was returned to Japan. In In 1971, June 21, 2010 thousands of student demonstrators in Japan to the United States to Okinawa was returned to Japan


1945, U.S. troops captured the island of Okinawa.
1952 San Francisco peace treaty after the entry into force of the U.S. military is still occupying the land, and built on the island Machine taste missile bases and barracks. Okinawa movement of people from the early 1950s began to return to the motherland. April 28, 1960 the Okinawa Prefecture reversion the motherland agreement will. April 28, 1963, to carry out the "the Okinawa reversion motherland Day activities. Japan itself with the people in Okinawa to hold up to 100 days at sea, on land demonstrations.
under the pressure of the people's struggle in Japan, Japan and the U.S. government began to discuss Okinawa was returned to the problem. In November 1965, Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato's visit to the United States, to discuss Okinawa was returned to the problem with U.S. President Johnson. In November 1969, Eisaku Sato once again to visit the United States issued a joint statement with President Nixon in 1972, return to Okinawa executive power to Japan. In June 1971, Japan and the United States signed Okinawa was returned to the Agreement to require the United States to give up administrative rights on Okinawa; Okinawa's "Voice of America" ​​may continue to use five years; date five years since the entry into force of the Agreement, Japan to the U.S. to pay $ 320 million, as accept U.S. facilities, base workers resigned gold and removal of special weapons cost. (L $ j��.c��)
entry into force of the Agreement in 1972, Okinawa was returned to Japan. (L $ dj��.c��m)