US makes biggest Okinawa land return since 1972

US makes biggest Okinawa land return since 1972 A deal to return American military land on Okinawa to the Japanese government was hailed today as the biggest such land transfer in more than four decades.But the move is unlikely to reduce frustration on the strategic island that remains crowded with American bases - a legacy of World War II. The agreement covers about 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of the 7,500-hectare