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Topic: Okinawa Islands

	Okinawa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It is the largest of the Okinawa Islands in the Ryukyu Islands archipelago.
		Okinawa is a long, narrow, irregularly shaped island of volcanic origin with coral formations in the southern part.
		Okinawa was placed in Aug., 1945, under a U.S. military governor and remained under U.S. control until May, 1972, when it was returned to Japan.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ok/Okinawa.html (305 words)

	Okinawa Jima
		Okinawa Jims is one of the islands in the Nansei Shoto island group.
		In the geography books the Nansei Shoto islands were called the Ryukyus or Southwestern Islands and it was taught that they stretch from the bottom of Japan proper in a southwesterly direction to Formosa, covering about 1000 miles of distance on the way.
		Okinawa Gunto being in the middle with Sakashima Gunto, which the British hit the other day, to the southwest and Amami Gunto to the northeast.
	www.gvtc.com /~label/military/twining/twining_media/okinawa_jima.htm (1468 words)

	Long Island University - Japan - Okinawa Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Okinawa Prefecture consists of 160 primary islands, and occupies the southern half of the Ryukyu archipelago.
		The Okinawan Islands are located at the confluence of many Asian lands and cultures: Korea and Japan to the north, China to the west, and the countries of Southeast Asia to the south.
		In this manner, Okinawa was placed under the reign of the Yamato Court but was treated as a special region without the burden of taxation as in Japan proper because of the great distance involved.
	www.liu.edu /but04/japan/okinawa/okinawa.html (1018 words)

	Okinawa
		Okinawa was the site of one of the last major island landings of World War II and scene of some of its heaviest fighting.
		Okinawa (LPH–3) was laid down 1 April 1960 (15th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa) by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa.; launched 19 August 1961; sponsored by Mrs.
		Okinawa continues her role in support of freedom at home and abroad, alternating duty in home waters with deployments to the Far East into 1970.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/o2/okinawa.htm (735 words)

	Ryukyu Islands. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Ryukyus are composed of three principal groups: they are, from north to south, the Amami Islands (part of Kagoshima prefecture), the Okinawa Islands, and the Sakishima Islands (both part of Okinawa prefecture).
		Okinawa is the largest and most important island of the Ryukyus.
		The islands are the exposed tops of submarine mountains and are of volcanic or coral origin; there are several active volcanoes in the group.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ry/RyukyuIs.html (527 words)

	All About Okinawa-The Islands
		On Okinawa Island, there are 8 cities, 10 towns and 26 villages, including Naha City, the capital and largest city of the Prefecture.
		The city of Okinawa, the second largest in the Prefecture, is located in the central part of the Island and is known as the "Sports Convention City." Each year, Japanese baseball teams come to Okinawa City for their spring training.
		Kudaka Island is considered to be the birthplace of the Ryukyus and various legends have been preserved for posterity.
	www.jahitchcock.com /islands.html (640 words)

	Understanding Okinawa's Role in the U.S.-Japan Security Arrangement \| Japan Digest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Okinawa is, at once, all these things, yet none of them adequately describes the true complexity and richness of its history and culture or its contributions to the broader East Asian legacy.
		Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture is comprised of 160 islands, of which 50 are inhabited by approximately 1.5 million residents.
		The island of Okinawa, the largest island in the prefecture, is 68 miles long and about 19 miles wide at its widest point.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/Digests/okinawa.html (1906 words)

	Okinawa Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okinawa is a major producer of sugar cane, pineapples, papayas and other tropical fruits.
		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.
		The public schools in Okinawa are overseen by the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okinawa_Prefecture (2229 words)

	ClickOkinawa.com - The Sights & Sounds of Ryukyu Kingdom
		the Amami Islands in the north, the Okinawa Islands in the center, and the Sakishima Islands in the south.
		The islands have a population of 1,222,458 (1990).
		OKINAWA is the largest and most populous island of the Ryukyu and contains the capital and largest city, Naha, a major seaport.
	members.tripod.com /~MickMc/intro.html (850 words)

	Chapter II: Invasion Of The Ryukyus
		Okinawa was not assaulted again until 1945, when carrier planes raided the Ryukyu and Sakashima Islands on 3 and 4 January during a heavy attack on Formosa by the Fast Carrier Task Force.
		At 0804 12 the 3d BLT hit the soutfiern beaches of Aka, an island of irregular shape, measuring 3,400 by 3,000 yards at its extreme dimensions and rising in a series of ridges to two peaks, one 539 feet and the other 635 feet high.
		Closest of the islands to Okinawa, it formed the eastern barrier of the Kerama anchorages.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/okinawa/chapter2.htm (7190 words)

	Okinawa travel guide - Wikitravel
		Okinawa (沖縄; [1]) is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan.
		In the Daito Islands, the indigenous Ryukyuan language is all but extinct, replaced by the obscure Hachijo dialect of Japanese by immigrants from the Hachijo Islands.
		The other end of the spectrum is Okinawa's host of resorts, usually located on a private beach in some remote corner of the island — which means you'll be stuck eating at the resort's expensive restaurant and using their expensive watersports services.
	wikitravel.org /en/Okinawa (2426 words)

	Okinawa, Japan
		Okinawa is equidistant from several parts of the Pacific, whether it's Tokyo, Seoul, Taiwan or the Philippines.
		Okinawa is the largest of more than 140 islands in Okinawa Prefecture (of which only 47 are populated).
		Okinawa was once an independent nation known as the Kingdom of the Ryukyu Islands.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/okinawa.htm (2610 words)

	Travel Information
		Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, consists of 57 islands which include the Miyako and Yaeyama groups, with the main island of Okinawa as the nucleus.
		The paths on the island are covered with white sand and lined with peaceful rows of houses accentuated with Sisar gurden lion statues on orange tile roofs and the walls of coral limestone twined with subtropical flowers.
		Okinawa's balmy climate and unique history gave rise to traditional arts and crafts of superb quality in various parts of the prefecture.
	www.pref.okinawa.jp /kanko.html (668 words)

	Okinawa Travel Guide: Okinawa Prefecture
		Okinawa is Japan's southernmost prefecture, consisting of a few dozen, small islands in the southern half of the Nansei Shoto, the island chain which stretches over about one thousand kilometers from Kyushu to Taiwan.
		Okinawa Prefecture can be divided into three major island groups, the Okinawa Islands (Okinawa Shoto) around Okinawa Island (Okinawa Honto), the Miyako Islands (Miyako Retto) around Miyako Island and the Yaeyama Islands (Yaeyama Retto) around Ishigaki Island.
		An independent kingdom and tributary state to China for several centuries, the Ryukyu Islands came under control of the Satsuma feudal fief (today's Kagoshima Prefecture) in the 17th century, and were made a Japanese prefecture in 1879, accompanied by efforts to assimilate the native population.
	www.japan-guide.com /list/e1247.html (295 words)

	HyperWar: US Army in WWII: Okinawa: The Last Battle [Chapter 2]
		The next island invaded--and the first to be secured--was Geruma, a circular island five-eighths of a mile in diameter, lying south of Aka.
		The easiest conquest of the day was that of Hokaji, an island one mile by 800 yards, lying a few hundred yards south of Geruma and linked to it by an encircling reef that follows the contours of the two land masses.
		The 3d BLT of the 306th, initially in reserve, was landed with the mission of clearing the southern portion of the island.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-P-Okinawa/USA-P-Okinawa-2.html (7604 words)

	Teaching Peace in Okinawa by Jerry F. Burks
		The Battle of Okinawa was disastrous in regards to documentation on the History of Okinawa (the Ryukyu Islands).
		Getting information from someone who has lived in Okinawa before WW II is to ensure that the story of the "peaceful" time of its people is told.
		Students are also asked to compare and contrast their article with the situation of Okinawa present and past.
	www.jalt.org /global/35Okinawa.htm (1650 words)

	Haisai JET 5
		Okinawa was to be the sacrificial lamb, the debt to the Emperor for three hundred years of subjection to be paid back in full.
		With the invasion of Okinawa as a whole on his mind, the fate of a collection of small islands was a trifling matter indeedcthere were larger matters at hand.
		It is a rarely contested historical fact that the civilian population of Okinawa lived through the worst campaign ever in the history of war in regards to the nature of the combat and the loss of innocent lives.
	www.angelfire.com /falcon/okinawa/Latest (5744 words)

	Okinawa — Infoplease.com
		Fortified castles on Okinawa Island during the Gusuku Period, AD 1200-1600.
		Stage presence: Okinawa: the National Theatre Okinawa opens to the public this month with a varied program centered on the islands'......
		Okinawa and the U.S. Military in Northeast Asia.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0836500.html (350 words)

	HLA genes and haplotypes in Ryukyuans suggest recent gene flow to the Okinawa Islands Human Biology - Find Articles
		Abstract Polymorphism of HLA genes was investigated in a population sample of Ryukyuans living on the main island of Okinawa (n = 197), in the southwestern islands of Japan.
		Such a recent gene flow, probably from South China to the Okinawa Islands, is considered the major cause of difference in genetic characteristics between Ryukyuans and the Ainu.
		In the admixture model Ryukyuans living in the Okinawa Islands, the southwestern islands of Japan, are considered relatively pure descendants of the Jomon and of the Ainu living on Hokkaido, the northernmost island.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3659/is_199906/ai_n8839182 (881 words)

	Yaeyama Islands travel guide - Wikitravel
		The Yaeyama Islands are the remotest and most southwestern part of Japan, closer to Taiwan than Okinawa Island, much less the mainland.
		The main airport of the islands is Ishigaki.
		Ishigaki has some spectacular beaches and Iriomote is the only island in all Japan with authentic jungle and mangrove forests, while tiny Taketomi is known for its carefully maintained traditional Ryukyu village.
	wikitravel.org /en/Yaeyama_Islands (986 words)

	Ryukyu Islands — Infoplease.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Performing miracles: performing arts enthusiasts in Okinawa are working to ensure that the islands' rich cultural traditions are never......
		Relationship between clay mineralogy and exchangeable Al in red and yellow soils from the Islands of Okinawa and Java.
		The Okinawa Way: The grandparents live past 100, but after too many burgers, the islands' next generation may not make it to middle......
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0842808.html (708 words)

	Okinawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Okinawa is located south of mainland Japan in the East China Sea.
		Okinawa is an island that wasn't always a part of Japan, and has its own unique culture.
		Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972, but the U.S. retained its military bases.
	members.aol.com /stodojo/oki.html (677 words)

	Okinawa Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okinawa Islands (沖縄諸島 Okinawa Shotō) are a group of islands that belongs to Okinawa Prefecture.
		Okinawa Prefecture makes up a portion of the Ryūkyū/Nansei Islands.
		The prefectural capital Naha, as well as most of the population, exists on the largest island, Okinawa Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okinawa_Islands (96 words)

	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).
		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.
		The disputed Senkaku Islands are also administered as part of Okinawa Prefecture.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /travel/okinawa.htm (131 words)

	Diaoyu Islands Dispute
		The earliest historical records of the islands are Chinese navigation records from 1403, and references to Diaoyu Islands occur in Chinese logs and Chinese maps of the Liu Chiu chain from that time.
		This event showed that the Diaoyu Islands issue was not only simply a problem of who owned the natural resource, it also had been used by opposition parties as a tool to attack the government's ability to handle this issue.
		National pride concerning the islands is an issue for the three countries, especially for the Chinese and Taiwanese given the recent history of Japanese aggression.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/ice/DIAOYU.HTM (2755 words)

	Okinawa
		The invasion of the Ryukyus was made by troops of the U.S. Tenth Army, which had been activated on June 20, 1944 with Lt. Gen.
		The Ryukyus campaign began on March 26, 1945 with the capture of small islands near Okinawa, where forward naval bases were established.
		Fascinating, inspiring stories and details about American heroes of Okinawa who were recognized with the Congressional Medal of Honor.
	www.worldwar2history.info /Okinawa (334 words)

	Dive Japan: Okinawa - Ryukyu Islands - Diving and General Information and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Menu is in English, with maps of the island and points.
		Go to the photo libray page Iriomote Island Diving Area Map and click any link at bottom of the page.
		"...Perry(Commodore Mathew Perry) was so impressed by by the natural beauty of the island that he called it "Cleopatra Island.
	www.divejapan.com /okinawainf.htm (266 words)

	Okinawa Eng (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Okinawan is spoken in the Okinawa Island chain(Central Okinawa; Southern Okinawa Island, Kerama Islands, Kumejima, Tonaki, Aguna Islands, and Eastern Okinawa Islands).
		Fluent speakers of this language are over the age of 50.
		Younger generations of the islands' population speak Okinawan dialect (Okinawa Standard Japanese) or Standard Japanese.
	www.ling.hawaii.edu /~uhdoc/okinawathree/us.htm (147 words)

	Okinawa.com Travel, Culture, Links and more - Home
		Sam's Restaurants are Okinawa's best known fine dining establishments.
		The easiest way to call the world from Okinawa.
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	www.okinawa.com (158 words)

	The retrospective history of Okinawa (Ryukyu Islands) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
		The history in general of Okinawa (Ryukyo Islands)
		The governor of Okinawa, Ota Masahide, 70, is perhaps the only Japanese politician in living memory who has both paid attention to what the people who elected him wanted him to do and who did not betray them when faced with bureaucratic resistance.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/55a/index-ma.html (80 words)

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