"The US military presence in Japan and on Okinawa began at the end of World War II. Although the US occupation in Japan ended in 1952, US administration continued on Okinawa until 1972. In 1951, when the San Francisco Peace Treaty was officially recognized,
Okinawa legally became a possession of the United States."
LOL
we will own iraq too.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ty/okinawa.htm