Reversion of Okinawa to Japan

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Reversion of Okinawa to Japan was the 1972 political process and agreement by which administrative control of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands was returned from United States occupation to Japanese sovereignty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
international agreement
political process
alsoKnownAs Okinawa Reversion
Reversion of the Ryukyu Islands
appliesToTerritory Daito Islands
linked to: Daitō Islands

Okinawa Prefecture
Ryukyu Islands
between Government of Japan
Government of the United States
category 1972 in international relations
History of Okinawa Prefecture
Treaties of Japan
Treaties of the United States
dateEffective 1972-05-15
ended United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
follows United States occupation of Okinawa
hasConsequence continued stationing of US forces in Okinawa under Japanese sovereignty
domestic political debate in Japan over US bases in Okinawa
hasCountryCedingAdministration United States
hasCountryReceivingSovereignty Japan
hasLanguage English
Japanese
hasTopic US military presence in Japan
decolonization and occupation policy
postwar Japanese sovereignty
implementedBy Government of Japan
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands
legalBasisInUS United States–Japan security arrangements
legalForm bilateral agreement
negotiatedBy Japanese government officials
United States government officials
partOf Japan–United States relations
precededBy San Francisco Peace Treaty coming into force
preserved United States military base rights in Okinawa
restoredSovereigntyTo Japan
resultedIn application of Japanese law in Okinawa
end of separate Ryukyu dollar currency
extension of Japanese education system to Okinawa
extension of Japanese social security systems to Okinawa
formal recognition of Okinawa as a prefecture of Japan under Japanese administration
integration of Okinawa into Japanese administrative system
introduction of Japanese yen as sole legal tender in Okinawa
return of administrative rights over Okinawa to Japan
subjectOf Agreement Between Japan and the United States of America Concerning the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands
tookPlaceIn Cold War
treatySignedIn Tokyo
Washington, D.C.
year 1972

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American occupation of Okinawa followedBy Reversion of Okinawa to Japan
American occupation of Okinawa significantEvent 1960s Okinawan reversion movement
linked to: Reversion of Okinawa to Japan
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan alsoKnownAs Okinawa Reversion
linked to: Reversion of Okinawa to Japan
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan alsoKnownAs Reversion of the Ryukyu Islands
linked to: Reversion of Okinawa to Japan