Japan's Okinawa marks half century since U.S. handover as regional tensions grow

The Japanese island chain of Okinawa marked the 50th anniversary on Sunday of the end of U.S. occupation and its return to Japan with calls for more economic growth and fewer U.S. bases despite growing worries over its proximity to an increasingly assertive China.

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-okinawa-marks-half-century-since-us-handover-regional-tensions-grow-2022-05-15/