Okinawa Reversion Agreement

The 1971 agreement under which the United States agreed to return administrative control of Okinawa to Japan, effective May 15, 1972, while retaining military bases there.

Battle of Okinawa: A 1945 battle in which Allied forces captured Okinawa from Japan after devastating combat and civilian losses. Its destruction preceded decades of US administration and shaped Okinawan demands for change.
Okinawa Reversion Treaty: The 1971 treaty between Japan and the United States that set the terms for returning Okinawa's administration to Japan. This formal treaty gave legal effect to the reversion agreement.
Okinawa Prefecture under US rule: The period from 1945 to 1972 when Okinawa was administered by the United States rather than Japan. The agreement ended this distinct period of US administration.
Richard Nixon: The 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. Nixon's administration negotiated and signed the agreement with Japan.
United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands: The US military government that administered the Ryukyu Islands from 1950 until Okinawa's reversion in 1972. It was the governing authority whose administrative control the agreement transferred.
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan: A 1960 treaty governing the US-Japan security alliance and the presence of US forces in Japan. The agreement preserved Okinawa's place within the wider alliance framework.
US military bases in Okinawa: Installations in Okinawa used by the United States military under the US-Japan security alliance. Their continued presence became a central consequence and source of local opposition.
Eisaku Satō: A Japanese prime minister who held office from 1964 to 1972 and received the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize. Satō led Japan during negotiations and made reversion a major policy objective.
Okinawa Prefecture: Japan's southernmost prefecture, comprising the Ryukyu Islands and centered on Okinawa Island. The agreement returned the prefecture to Japanese administration after separation from Japan.
United States Forces Japan: The US military organization stationed in Japan under bilateral security arrangements. US forces remained on Okinawa after administrative control passed to Japan.

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