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	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Island, which is approximately half-way between KyÅ«shÅ« and Taiwan.
		Okinawa also has its own religious beliefs, generally characterized by ancestor worship and the respecting of relationships between the living, the dead, and the gods and spirits of the natural world.
		Okinawa is one of a number of Japanese islands which has been used by the United States to host nuclear arms, according to Robert S. Norris, William M. Arkin, and William Burr writing for the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists in early 2000.
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Okinawa (2425 words)

	Hirara - Hirara, Okinawa
		Hirara (å¹³è¯å¸ -shi) was a city located in Okinawa, Japan on the island of Miyako.
		On October 1 2005, Hirara, the towns of Irabu and Gusukube, and the village of Ueno merged to form the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa.
		On October 12005, Hirara, the towns of Irabu and Gusukube, and the village of Ueno merged to form the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa.
	www.alphasearch.org /Hirara-Okinawa.html (144 words)

	Hirara, Okinawa . Miyako-jima . March 7 . Japan . Okinawa Prefecture . 1947 . 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hirara 平良市 -shi is a cities of Japan city located in Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa, Japan on the island of Miyako-jima Miyako.
		Miyako-jima 宮古島; is an island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
		Major disadvantages of intensiveflexible therapy are that it requires greater amounts of education and effort to achieve the goals, and it substantially increases the daily cost...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Hirara%2C_Okinawa (577 words)

	Okinawa Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Honto, which is approximately half-way between Ky&363;sh&363; and Taiwan.
		Okinawa's location in the East China Sea, and relatively close proximity to China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines allowed the Ry&363;ky&363; Kingdom to become a prosperous trading nation.
		On May 15, 1972, Okinawa once again became part of Japan, although to this day the US maintains a large military presence there: more than 50,000 US military personnel and dependents, including 17,600 Marines, are still based there.
	okinawa-prefecture.iqnaut.net (879 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The islands that now make up Okinawa Prefecture were formerly not part of Japan, but part of an independent nation called the Ryūkyū Kingdom.
		Currently they include the main island of Okinawa and the Yaeyama and Miyako island groups.
		The Yumiko Incident is notorious for the rape and murder of six-year-old Yumiko.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Okinawa (2279 words)

	June
		One such group is from Okinawa and they will be celebrating their heritage with a public Okinawan Cultural Festival on June 9 in Paia.
		The one-day festival, which is sponsored by the Maui Okinawa Kenjin Kai (people’s club), will feature performance and demonstrations of the indigenous music, dance and crafts of their native island culture.
		But Okinawa is an island that wasn't always a part of Japan and to this day maintains a unique culture.
	www.maui-style.com /Articles/Okinawa_article.htm (683 words)

	Takashi Yamazaki: Dreaming "Independence" by Riding on Globalization: The Setback of Okinawa's Reformist Politics in ...
		Okinawa (Okinawa Prefecture of Japan) is a group of 108 islands stretching between the Japan Islands and Taiwan (Figure 1).
		Okinawa is in economically critical condition since Okinawa's per capita income remains the lowest in Japan and the unemployment rate is two times as high as the national average.
		The Okinawa Times explained this paradox by saying, "While voters in the municipalities with military bases expressed their objection to the consolidation or reduction [of the bases], they seem to have wavered due to the economic factors of employment and income form the bases" (the Okinawa Times 9/9/1996: 3).
	www.colorado.edu /IBS/PEC/gadconf/papers/yamazaki.html (9350 words)

	Churasan’ actress wows Miyako crowd - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, and ...
		Tomi Hirara, the 73-year-old actress famous for her role in last year’s NHK hit series “Churasan,” appeared at Matida Theater in Miyako Island’s Hirara City on Feb. 25.
		Hirara became an “idol” after turning 70 with her role as the strong-willed old woman in the morning drama series that took mainland Japan by storm.
		Hirara said that she was happy because people have been calling her "Oba," an endearing term for "Grandma" in hougen (Okinawan dialect).
	www.japanupdate.com /?id=293 (290 words)

	THE OKINAWA TIMES WEEKLY TIMES 2003.4.19 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Okinawa Times surveyed all the municipal offices on Okinawa asking whether they accept students with special needs to their schools, elementary and junior high shools, and 70% of the total 52 municipal offices on Okinawa answered affirmatively.
		Okinawa City alone accepted 9 students, the most in all the prefecture, followed by Itoman City with 6, Naha City and Hirara City with 5, and Urasoe and Ginowan Cities with 4 students.
		The board's first decision was to send both students to a special school in Okinawa City, however, the parents did not agree with the decision.
	www.okinawatimes.co.jp /eng/20030419.html (1447 words)

	Annual Meeting in Okinawa 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Yaeyama and Miyako are located furthest from the main island of Okinawa, and as such are known as the remote islands (sakishima).
		Miyako is by far the largest of the eight, with the northwestern city of Hirara the administrative capital of the region.
		Although a monument presented to the Miyako people by Kaiser Wilhelm in 1878 in appreciation of their assistance to shipwrecked German sailors stands in Hirara City, the actual rescue took place off the coast of Ueno, southern Miyako Island.
	www.idb-okinawa2005.jp /e/e-outline/another-japan4.html (520 words)

	Okinawa Shisa Travelogue
		The lion dance is a form of entertainment that spread throughout Okinawa in days long gone, although it is believed to have originated in China.
		It is believed in Okinawa that the lion dance can protect against calamity and exorcise evil spirits based on an Okinawan folk religion in which the lion is worshipped as a reijuu (spiritual beast).
		The lion dance is performed by a single lion on Okinawa's main and surrounding islands, and by a female and male pair in the Miyako and Yaeyama areas.
	www.wonder-okinawa.jp /011/english/quest/kind/qk04/qk04.html (270 words)

	Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Miyako Island group, consisting of eight islands is part of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture.
		It is situated south of Okinawa's main island and north of Yaeyama archipelago, actually quite close to Taiwan.
		Hirara is the heart of the island housing a population of 50,000.
	www.alfcen.com /miyako/overview.htm (567 words)

	History of Okinawa Regional Customs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At the end of the Edo period, Hansei-jidai, Okinawa had a barrier called Zeibansho, which functioned as Customs and it controlled Shinko-boueki, tribute trading with China.
		Customs and Immigration Bureau was established in Okinawa Islands US Administrative Legal Affairs Division.
		Hirara Sub-Branch and Yonaguni Guard Post were added to the jurisdiction of Ishigaki Branch.
	www.okinawa-customs.go.jp /en/02/index.html (130 words)

	OKINAWA HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE
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		Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of the largest and most populous island, Okinawa Honto, which is approximately half-way between Kyushu and Taiwan.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/okinawa.htm (131 words)

	..heliport off Okinawa has put a remote isle in the sights of the U.S. military
		IRABU, Okinawa Prefecture-An airstrip on the islet of Shimojijima, far southwest of Okinawa's main island, has been swept up in the United States' geopolitical strategy to transform its armed forces.
		Irabu is scheduled to merge with Hirara and three other municipalities on Miyakojima island in October to form the city of Miyakojima.
		However, Hirara Mayor Akira Ishimine warns that as long as Shimojijima airport exists, there will be a possibility of it being used for military purposes.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1396782/posts (1717 words)

	Miyako-jima \| Miyako Islands \| Japan Backpacking Guide
		The lack of hills may tempt you to consider cycling here, but you'd need to be prepared for the heat - a better option is to hire a moped or motorbike since public buses are few and far between.
		Finally, tucked away in the side streets back towards the harbour is the weatherworn Hakuai Monument, presented to Hirara by Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany in 1878, in appreciation of the islanders' rescue of sailors from the German ship Robertson, wrecked in a typhoon off Miyako's coast in July 1873.
		Hirara has its own beach, Painagama, immediately south of the harbour, but there are much better ones around the island.
	www.travelingo.org /asia/japan/okinawa/outer-islands/miyako-islands/miyako_jima (976 words)

	Untitled Document
		It is estimated that some 200,000 tons of explosives were fired during the Battle of Okinawa, and of that number some 5%, about 10,000 tons didn't explode on impact.
		Even though immediately after the war, the US Military Administration in Okinawa instituted a campaign for scrap metal, which got local people cleaning up war debris, the more dangerous items remained hidden to threaten future generations.
		The main difference between Okinawa main island and Miyako and Ishigaki is that British ships were responsible for the bombardment of the Yaeyama Islands, whereas the Americans focused their attack on the main island of Okinawa.
	www.adam.com.au /psandcd/bombs.htm (645 words)

	Lt Cox's photos
		I can't show many details on the map as the file would be too large so I picked out a few details to illustrate the nice quality.
		On June 16 a contingent of TBMs was sent to Okinawa to take part in a raid on Kyushu but bad weather forced them to attack the seaplane base at Amami O Shima instead.
		Squadrons from the USS Block Island participated too and planes from both carriers are shown in the last photo.
	www.adamsplanes.com /Cox_photos.htm (1067 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Okinawans are a unique blend of Malay from Formosa and the Philippines, Chinese from China, Koreans from Korea, and Japanese (Yamatunchu">Yamatunchu) from Japan.
		Messages from the People" is screening with the New York International Film Video Festival refer (http://www.SilkDragonProductions.com) based out of Okinawa and the USA & wukk monitor the "Most Dangerous Military Base in the world, as well as the newly elected Governor of Okinawa who is the hand picked choice for Japan's Ruling Bloc.
		* Kumejima Okinawa - MSN group site dedicated to the US battle for Okinawa in World War 2.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Okinawa (2303 words)

	-THE AWAMORI-
		The secret behind the popularity of the awamori from this long-established distillery on Miyako Island lies in its crisp and fruity aroma and sharp flavor.
		It is supported by a wide range of fans and holds the second largest awamori share in Okinawa.
		Although the company has the largest number of storage tanks in Okinawa, it plans to move to the suburbs in the near future in order to expand the factory space even more.
	www.wonder-okinawa.jp /027/eng/002/001/036.html (302 words)

	CAAB - Mayor protests military use of airport - 27/4//03
		Earlier this week, Toru Ishimine took to the streets of this small island roughly 180 miles south of Okinawa to protest a scheduled landing of U.S. military helicopters at the island’s community airport this weekend.
		Under the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, the U.S. military has the option of using civilian airports on islands in southern Okinawa to top off their tanks and for emergency landings.
		A similar protest was lodged two years ago when Marine helicopter pilots stopped off at a civilian airport on Shimoji Island as they traveled from Okinawa to Guam and the Philippines.
	cndyorks.gn.apc.org /caab/articles/mayorprotest.htm (474 words)

	Hirara, Okinawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality
		; -shi) is a city located in Okinawa, Japan on the island of Miyako.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated Population of 33,861 and the density of 521.58 persons per km².
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/hi/Hirara%2C%20Okinawa.htm (75 words)

	Ethnologue report for Japan
		Central Okinawa; central and northern Okinawa Island, Iheya, Izena, Ie-jima, Sesoko islands.
		Southern Okinawa; Miyako, Ogami, Ikema, Kurima, Irabu, Tarama, Minna islands.
		Central Okinawa; southern Okinawa Island, Kerama Islands, Kume-jima, Tonaki, Aguna islands, and islands east of Okinawa Island.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Japan (445 words)

	Stars & Stripes: Hundreds on Okinawa rally in opposition to possible military use of airport
		CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — More than 1,000 people rallied Sunday on Miyako Island in southern Okinawa to protest any use of a local airport by military aircraft.
		The Aug. 13 crash of a Marine helicopter on Okinawa increased the islanders’ fears of hosting a military base, the Hirara town spokesman said.
		The report noted Shimoji Island, one of the southernmost islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, is better positioned for a quick response to trouble between Taiwan and China.
	www.stripesonline.com /article.asp?section=104&article=24892&archive=true (669 words)

	Moonrise and set Times and Lunar Data for Hirara, Okinawa, Japan in Japan South West
		Moonrise and set Times and Lunar Data for Hirara, Okinawa, Japan in Japan South West
		Sunrise and Sunset Times for Hirara, Okinawa, Japan
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	www.thelunartimes.com /Japan_South_West/Hirara,_Okinawa,_Japan_.aspx (1082 words)

	To and From the Airport.com - Japan: Okinawa Islands
		To and From the Airport.com - Japan: Okinawa Islands
		How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports by car, bus, train and other forms of public transport.
		Marine Buses (Boats) are available at the airport for onward travel to the nearby islands of Zamami & Tokashiki.
	www.toandfromtheairport.com /japan-okinawa.html (273 words)

	Okinawa Shopping - Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
		Home » Travel Guides » Asia » Japan » Okinawa» Shopping
		I expected this to be "Tourist Trappy", but actually the building itself was carefully constructed like a temple, there is a restaurant and cafe, a on-site bakery and artful and modern shop specialising in its trade.
		Directions: From downtown Hirara, go North to Karimata town.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Okinawa/Shopping-Okinawa-BR-2.html (494 words)

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