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[Mark in Rochester]

Okinawa, in the Ryukyu Archipelago, was originally a country in its own right but taken over by Japan in 1872. The region is most famous for the Battle of Okinawa which lasted for 82 days at the end of WW2 in 1945. Around 50 ships and over 4500 aircraft were lost in the battle, after which the Americans occupied Okinawa and set up a military administration lasting 27 years. After the war, weapons were dumped in one area and munitions in another, and though the mines were cleared, some still remain.

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