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  Okinawa, Okinawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okinawa (沖縄市; -shi), or Okinawa City, is a city located on the island of Okinawa Honto in Okinawa, Japan.
(Compare to Yamanashi city in Yamanashi prefecture.) Okinawa City, however, is the second largest city in Okinawa.
The city was founded on April 1, 1974 with the merger of Koza (formerly Goya, Okinawa, and Goeku, Okinawa prior to that) and Misato, Okinawa.
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 Okinawa Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Kyūshū and Taiwan.
Okinawa's location in the East China Sea, and relatively close proximity to Japan, Korea, China and South East Asia allowed the Ryūkyū Kingdom to become a prosperous trading nation.
Okinawa is a major producer of sugar cane, pineapples, papayas and other tropical fruits.
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 Welcome to Keller Martial Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Okinawa, a word which means "rope in the offing", is a fitting name for this rough and beautiful island which is thin, knotted, and looks like a rope that has been carelessly tossed into the sea.
In the early 17th century, Okinawa was invaded and defeated by a Japanese force, though the country still continued to pay tribute to China.
On Okinawa, in the absence of Funakoshi, Ghogyun Miyagi became the leader of karate-jutsu.
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 Okinawa Prefecture biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Okinawa prefectural symbol (which is the same colour of red as the national flag)
Okinawa's location in the East China Sea, and relatively close proximity to China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines allowed the Ryūkyū 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.
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 Welcome to Ken Matsuoka's Home Okinawa
NAHA, Okinawa (Kyodo) The Okinawa Municipal Assembly, angered by a series of incidents involving U.S. military personnel in the prefecture, unanimously passed a rare resolution and a written opinion Wednesday calling for a midnight curfew to be imposed on U.S. military personnel.
Hailston was reacting to a resolution passed unanimously by the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly on Jan. 19 demanding a reduction in the number of U.S. Marines in the prefecture, after the alleged molestation of a 16-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine on Jan. 9.
Mori was in Okinawa Prefecture for a one-day trip to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on the site of the main venue for the Group of Eight summit in July in the city of Nago, in the north of the island.
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 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's predecessor, the Kingdom of Ryukyu, was annexed to Japan (the Japanese state) in 1879.
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.
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 Boston.com / News / World / Asia / Okinawa's gov. wants U.S. troop reduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Okinawa's governor pleaded with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday to remove some of the 28,000 U.S. forces stationed on this Japanese island and ease the environmental impact of military facilities.
NAHA, Okinawa -- Okinawa's governor pleaded with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday to remove some of the 28,000 U.S. forces stationed on this Japanese island and ease the environmental impact of military facilities.
As an Air Force official said Sunday in alluding to Okinawa's importance in the event of war on the Korean Peninsula, the flight time from Okinawa to Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, is less than to Tokyo.
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The school department sends the children to live on the mainland of Okinawa for high school.
Okinawa has long since been an island that has been through alot.
During this time Okinawa was a haven for GI's escaping the terrors of the Vietnam War.
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 Karate: Sports For Health: Karate
Okinawa (called Ryukyu)was once a small kingdom located between Japan and southern part of China.
Ever since Okinawa was forced to become one of the provinces of Japan in 1871, there had been a political uprising by both the Japanese and the local citizens to promote the art to be recognized in the field of Budo.
Among the various styles of Karate practiced on Okinawa island, Goju-Ryu is one of the earliest institute of karate.
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 okinawa and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The Japanese government is considering paying part of the costs of relocating U.S. military personnel currently stationed on the southern island of Okinawa to Guam through enactment of a special law, media reported on Sunday.
The unusual move would be part of a major reorganization of the deployment of U.S. forces throughout Japan formally agreed to last weekend as one part of Washington's global plans to make its military more flexible.
Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion of the...
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 World InfoZone - Konnichiwa from Japan
My school is on a small island in Okinawa.
Okinawa is in the southern part of Japan and consists of many islands.
Okinawa used to be an independent kingdom until 1890.
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 TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Okinawa
Okinawa called Ryukyu has individual cultures because people traded with the foreign countries.
Once you visit there, I know for sure that you are going to fall in love with Okinawa as we do.
Atlantis Okinawa is a virtual shopping mall, based upon the theme of Yonaguni Island, of the Ryukyu chain of Okinawa, Japan.
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 Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa, Japan Okinawa Guide Advertising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Distribution: The Okinawa Guide is an annual publication targeted toward all Newcomers and is the only authorized welcome guide on Marine installations on Okinawa.
Okinawa guide is distributed free to all Military and civilian personnel.
The Okinawa Guide is also included in newcomers orientation and welcome aboard packages.
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 Search: Okinawa - FOX News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
U.S. Agrees to Realign Military Bases on Okinawa - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - TOKYO — The United States has accepted a Japanese proposal for the relocation of a U.S. air station on the southern island of Okinawa...
Okinawa was the largest amphibious invasion of the Pacific campaign and the last major campaign...
Okinawa had a large indigenous civilian population, and the civilian...
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Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine criticized the military and Tokyo government, which gave its consent to the training at Range 4, located about 328 yards from the Igei community of Kin.
Okinawa governor Keiichi Inamine says he is “making a drastic new proposal” to the U.S. and Japanese governments as the two nations are reworking the details of their alliance.
Okinawa is host to roughly 75 percent of U.S. military forces in Japan, and is the site of increasing tensions over the U.S. presence.
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 Car hire Okinawa Okinawa car hire Cheap car rental Okinawa Airport
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 Ofertas-Hoteles.com, Hotel Grand Mer Hotel Okinawa, Okinawa Island, Japon, Reservas, Ofertas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
japan update is your source for okinawa news, culture, entertainment, classifieds, and more.
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hotel grand mer 1205-2 yogi okinawa, 904-2174 jp hotel grand mer is centrally located on the beautiful japanese island of okinawa.the recently renovated
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 :-==-:Okinawa Japan, Okinawa culture, Okinawa language, Okinawa music, Okinawa dance, Okinawa arts, Okinawa recipes, ...
Okinawa's "My Homepage" a list of home pages built by people on Okinawa and about Okinawa.
The Virtual Ginza is essentially your entrance to Okinawa Japan and the local populace.
Okinawa is the southern most prefecture (or state) of Japan.
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 OKINAWA HOTELS & TRAVEL GUIDE
Okinawa Hotels and Travel Guide - includes Naha (Capital of Okinawa), Okinawa pictures and Okinawa Hotels (Save up to 70% on Okinawa Hotels reservations).
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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.
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 card bus fishing supplies toronto jazz okinawa okinawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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 Okinawa Island hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Okinawa, by All-Hotels(tm)
Located in the Motobu area of the main island, the Okinawa Royalview Hotel is right in front of the main gate of the Ocean Expo...
The luxurious facilities of the full-service Renaissance Okinawa Resort are set in the natural environment of Okinawa State Park...
The Hotel Nikko Alivila is located in the middle of Yomitan Resort Okinawa with a 2.5 km beach.
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 Okinawa - Okinawa: The American Years, 1945-1972   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
At sea off Okinawa a 700 plane kamikaze raid on 6th April sunk and The capture of Okinawa cost the Americans 49000 in casualties of whom 12520 died.
The islands that now make up Okinawa Prefecture were formerly not part of Japan, Okinawa is said to have the most beautiful beaches in all of Japan and
Okinawa: The Last Battle is the work of combat historians of the 1st Information and Okinawa: The Last Battle was written by US Army historians who
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 VirtualTourist.com - Okinawa Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
This largest castle in Okinawa was built at the end of 14th century.
Distroyed during the WW II/the war of Okinawa in 1945, and re-opened in 1992 after a six years of planning and rebuilding.
Gyokusendo cave is located in the south of Okinawa, between Tamagusuku village and Gushikami village.
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 Squick News Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Okinawa does not just exist in a vacuum.
NAHA -- Three people were found dead in a bar in Okinawa Prefecture that burned down in a fire early Saturday morning, police said.
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, Japan When Kyle Ellington joined the Marine Corps the last thing he expected to do in his off-time was teach teens how to break dance...
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 Okinawa Diet
Okinawa Index: News > "Diet Supplement Leads to Hepatitis" she had ordered from China over the Inte.
Some Interesting Tidbits that Make Okinawa Unique (from Okinawa Magazine are considered to be a healthy diet, mild climate and a less stressful society.
The Reversion of Okinawa in 1972 embraced the issues surrounding Okinawa's position in national politics, and many however, the Japanese National Diet eventually ratified the Reversion treaty on
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 Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Teresa Chandler and husband John have created a web page that combines art and photography focusing on Okinawa, Japan.
He has captured many aspects of Okinawa in his photography.
This website includes information about the artwork and the whereabouts of the gallery in Okinawa.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~beardej2/cs102/arts.htm   (77 words)

  
 RENAISSANCE RESORT OKINAWA - Okinawa - Renaissance Resort Okinawa - Japan Hotels- Suites - Resorts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The luxurious facilities of this full-scale Renaissance resort are set in a natural environment where water sports afford the main attraction.
Okinawa Kokusai Golf Club (27 holes; 9972 yards; 108 par; 5 km away)
Okinawa Royal Golf Club (36 holes; 144 par; 5 km away)
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 Okinawa Japan Hotels & Accommodation - Hotels & Accommodation in or near Okinawa Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
If we don't have the Okinawa Japan Hotels & Accommodation that you are looking for we will be very surprised.
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 Okinawa Hotels, Hotels in Okinawa, Okinawa Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
You have a choice of many selected hotels in Okinawa, which are all online available.
All our Okinawa Hotels are heavily discounted compared to the normal hotel standard rates.
Each Okinawa hotel in our network has detailed hotel information, tariffs, maps and photos...
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 Okinawa Royalview Hotel - Okinawa - Okinawa Royalview Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
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 Ofertas-Hoteles.com, Hotel JAL Private Resort Okuma Okinawa, Okinawa Island, Japon, Reservas, Ofertas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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