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| A U.S. B-52 crashes and explodes in Okinawa (1968) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| OKINAWA At the time, Okinawa was the closest foreign territory to Japan. After Japan's independence it continued to be U.S. territory, and Okinawan people were forced to suffer by becoming an "island of U.S. bases". | |