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Okinawa Prefecture
沖縄県
alternative words: Okinawaken prefecture, Okinawa, Okinawaken, Okinawa ken, Ryukyu, Ryuukyuu
keywords:
g8
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military base
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okinawa
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prefecture
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tourist resort
related topics:
Naha City
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Nago City
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Senkaku Islands
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Kyushu island
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Ishigaki island
related web sites:
http://www.pref.okinawa.jp
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http://www.g8kyushu-okinawa.go.jp/j/
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http://dtravel.inetg.com/okinawa/okinawa.html
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http://www.yado.co.jp/kankou/okinawa/nanseist/nanseist.htm
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http://www.hikyaku.com/summit/
explanation: Okinawa prefecture occupies small islands between Kyushu and Taiwan. Its surface is 2,254 km2 and the population 1.1 million. The prefectural office is at Naha City. After WWII Okinawa was under US administration until 1972. Even now 10% of its surface is used by American military bases. The region is poor and the people are working for military bases and tourism. Okinawa attracts now not only tourists from Japanese mainland but from Taiwan and Korea.
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