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pref.okinawa.jp

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"Okinawa | Facts, History, & Points of Interest". Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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(in Japanese) 沖縄県推計人口データ一覧（Excel形式） Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Pref.okinawa.jp. Retrieved on 16 August 2013.
語彙詳細―首里・那覇方言 Archived 19 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Okinawa Center of Language Study. Retrieved on 2 December 2014.
"離島とは(島の基礎知識) (what is a remote island?)". MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original (website) on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2019. MILT classification 6,852 islands(main islands: 5 islands, remote islands: 6,847 islands)
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Manchester, William (14 June 1987). "The Bloodiest Battle Of All". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 December 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
Mitchell, Jon (13 May 2012). "What awaits Okinawa 40 years after reversion?". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
Jon Mitchell (22 July 2022). "The Okinawa System: The US military and the 1970s narcotics trade". Okinawa Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
John Mitchell (18 August 2022). "450,000 Okinawans' drinking water contaminated by Kadena Air Base training site, new evidence suggests". Okinawa Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022.
McCurry, Justin (15 May 2013). "China lays claim to Okinawa as territory dispute with Japan escalates". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
Boehler, Patrick (15 May 2013). "Okinawa doesn't belong to Japan, says hawkish PLA general". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
"Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa, destroyed in fire". The Japan Times Online. 31 October 2019. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
"History of Shuri Castle" (PDF). oki-park.jp Oki Park Official Site. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
"Historic Okinawa castle gutted as predawn blaze rages". Mainichi Daily News. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
"Fire destroys Okinawa's Shuri Castle". NHK World-Japan. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
"Shuri Castle Reconstruction Work Begins". nippon.com. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
"平成17年全国都道府県市区町村別面積調" (PDF). 国土地理院. 1 October 2005. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
Minahan, James B. (2014), Ethnic Groups of North, East, and Central Asia: An Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, pp. 231–233, ISBN 978-1-61069-018-8, archived from the original on 7 June 2020, retrieved 5 April 2021
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Rabson 2008, p. 4. Rabson, Steve (February 2008). "Okinawan Perspectives on Japan's Imperial Institution". The Asia-Pacific Journal. 6 (2). Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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"Ufugi Nature Museum" (PDF). Yambaru Wildlife Conservation Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
"The Coconut-Crab Terrestrial-Hermit Crabs of the-Ryukyu-Islands". Okinawa Nature Photography. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022.
"Caves on island off Henoko hold limestone 'jewel box' of structures". Asahi. 29 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
"琉球朝日放送報道部　ニュースQプラス » 独自古宇利島沖にジュゴンの姿" Archived 14 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. 琉球朝日放送報道部　ニュースQプラス.
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The Japan Times (13 May 2017). "Rainy season starts in Okinawa and Amami". Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. Japan Meteorological Agency. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
Martin, Alexander (13 November 2014). "Okinawa's Reinvention Enters Next Phase". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
"安和鉱山琉球セメント". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
"飲んで元気アセローラ本部町が産地をPR". 琉球新報. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
Yoshida, Reiji (17 May 2015). "Economics of U.S. base redevelopment sway Okinawa mindset". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
"Okinawa fails to surpass Hawaii in terms of 2018 tourist numbers and increase rate". Ryukyu Shimpo - Okinawa, Japanese newspaper, local news. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
"Okinawa tourist numbers top those of Hawaii for first time". The Japan Times Online. 9 February 2018. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
Yoshida, Reiji, "Basics of the U.S. military presence Archived 2019-08-21 at the Wayback Machine", Japan Times, 25 March 2008, p. 3.
http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/chijiko/kichitai/documents/petition20031116.pdf Archived 4 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Okinawa Prefectural Government
"Okinawa accuses U.S. military of distorting figure on U.S. bases：The Asahi Shimbun". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016.
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Broder, John M. (9 May 1989). "H-Bomb Lost at Sea in '65 Off Okinawa, U.S. Admits". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
Mitchell, Jon (11 November 2013). "Okinawa: the junk heap of the Pacific; Decades of Pentagon pollution poison service members, residents and future plans for the island". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"Okinawa: the junk heap of the Pacific". The Japan Times. 11 November 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"Handover of Okinawa to Japan was prickly issue". The Japan Times. 14 May 2002. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"Okinawa deal between US and Japan to move marines". BBC News. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
"Okinawa rape case sparks resentment". The Japan Times. 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
"Two US sailors accused of Okinawa rape". The Guardian. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
Ito, Masami (28 April 2012). "U.S., Japan tweak marine exit plan". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
"U.S. military takes 1st step in Okinawa relocation". archive.marinecorpstimes.com. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
AP (27 December 2013). "Okinawa Governor Gives Go-ahead For New US Base". DailyDigest. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
Garamone, Jim (21 December 2016). "U.S. Returns 10,000 Acres of Okinawan Training Area to Japan". DOD News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"Nakagusuku Castle Remains". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
"The Cornerstone of Peace - statement of purpose". Okinawa Prefecture. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
"Events". Visit Okinawa Japan. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
"FC琉球公式サイト | FC Ryukyu Official Website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
"Yui Rail Museum: An Indoor Learning Experience For All". Okinawa.Org. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

worldcat.org

"China has its eyes on Okinawa". The Economist. 22 June 2023. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
"Shuri Castle, a symbol of Okinawa, destroyed in fire". The Japan Times Online. 31 October 2019. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Dubinsky & Davies 2013, p. 15–16. Dubinsky, Stanley; Davies, William (2013). Steven Heine (ed.). "Language Conflict and Language Rights: The Ainu, Ryūkyūans, and Koreans in Japan". Japan Studies Review. 17. ISSN 1550-0713. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
"Okinawa tourist numbers top those of Hawaii for first time". The Japan Times Online. 9 February 2018. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

wsj.com

Martin, Alexander (13 November 2014). "Okinawa's Reinvention Enters Next Phase". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.