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NTOkinawa
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UFNansei-shoto
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RTKagoshima Japan
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 Ryukyu Trench
SN600 mile chain of islands in W Pacific Ocean between Taiwan and Kyushu. Returned to Japan from U.S. control in 1972. Includes all of Okinawa Prefecture and part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Indexed with prefectures.