China tensions loom as Japan's Okinawa marks 50 years since US handover

Okinawa, a string of tropical islands off far southwest Japan much closer to Taiwan than Tokyo, suffered massive devastation in World War II. Two months of bloody battles between US and Japanese forces left as many as a third of its people dead. Nearly 30 years of US rule followed.On May 15, 1972, the islands were finally returned to Japan in what was seen as a hopeful step forward from the war's painful legacy.

"These are small islands," said a protester on the island of Miyako, host to Japan's newest army base, declining to give her name.Read More"Building up a military base will not protect them but rather make them a target of attack."With eye on China's zero-Covid chaos, Taiwan seizes chance to open upPrime Minister Fumio Kishida will take part in ceremonies to commemorate the handover on Okinawa, while Emperor Naruhito will make comments via videolink from Tokyo.

The tensions with China is not very nice though

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Yes, China and Putin they all have ancestors paranoia, China regards the entire world as a 'breakaway province.' and Its own “descendants”and “legacy”. They would claim the earth & the whole galaxy & Worldwide ‘Asian’ belong to them.

Japan does not have spy prevention law. Chinese spy can act anything in Japan as they want. If people know geopolitics, Okinawa is located in really important place. If Okinawa can be independent, it wilk be conqured by CCP soon.

Japan is still an American colony. Two atomic bombs fell forever their independence.

'end of US occupation' Can we laugh? Japan and Germany have been OCCUPIED since 1945.

If China don't stop its aggression, it will end up defeated like its Russian ally in Ukraine.

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Wow, Okinawa. Aren’t you guys lucky to have your independence from the USA’s immediate protection. Okinawans invented a revered form of martial art 🥋. Your culture can obviously protect itself from Chinese aggression.

The occupation is still ongoing. Japanese puppets are installed and Japan is still not a sovereign nation. It only appears sovereign but all their decisions align with US interests

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