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Japan urges US to tighten discipline after another US marine arrested in Okinawa • Nov. 1, 2026, 11:07 PM ET (Straits Times)
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Map showing the location of Okinawa, highlighted in orange, in the western Pacific Ocean. The map includes parts of Japan, China, Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, and surrounding seas, with Okinawa situated southwest of mainland Japan and east of Taiwan.
Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa, city, Okinawa ken (prefecture), Japan. It is situated in the central part of Okinawa Island and was designated as a new city in 1974. Originally occupying a region of agriculture and forestry, the city, after World War II, became the location for the U.S. Kadena military base, which continued to exist after the American occupation of Japan was ended. Okinawa city has the Southeast Botanical Gardens displaying tropical plants, an aquarium, an amusement park, a zoo, and the Moromi Folkcraft Museum. Pop. (2005) 126,400; (2010) 130,249.

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