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