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Prime Minister Satō Eisaku (left) and US President Richard Nixon give a joint statement on Okinawa’s planned reversion to Japanese sovereignty. Photograph taken in Washington on November 21, 1969. (© Jiji)
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Emperor Shōwa attends a ceremony in Tokyo commemorating the reversion of Okinawa in May 1972. (© Jiji)
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Citizens in Naha line up to change their dollars for yen ahead of Okinawa’s reversion. (© Jiji)
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The floating city Aquapolis, costing more than ¥13 billion, was a symbol of Expo ’75. The top story was a giant deck, 100 meters long and 100 meters wide, while inside there were exhibition spaces. (© Jiji)
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Okinawa vehicles drive on the right for the last day on July 29, 1978. (© Jiji)
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An Okinawa rail. (© Pixta)
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The Himeyuri Cenotaph.
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The main hall of Shuri Castle in Naha is publicly reopened to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of reversion on May 15, 1992. (© Jiji)
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The Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park, Itoman, Okinawa.
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Okinawan citizens protest against the US military in Ginowan on October 21, 1995. (© Jiji)
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Group of Eight leaders gather for a commemorative photo in Nago on July 22, 2000. (© Jiji)
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Nakagusuku Castle. (© Pixta)
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The remains of a US military helicopter near the main building of Okinawa International University on August 15, 2004. (© Jiji)
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Okinawans demonstrate against the deployment of Osprey aircraft to Futenma on September 9, 2012. (© Jiji)
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Landfill work for the US military replacement facility pictured in front of the US base Camp Schwab in Nago on December 14, 2018. (© Jiji)
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Okinawa residents protest against the relocation to Henoko on March 16, 2019. (© Jiji)
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A fire causes destruction at Shuri Castle in Naha on October 31, 2019. (© Jiji)
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Mangrove forests by the Gesashi River in Kunigami.
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