a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
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The dispute centers on an area near Okinawa rich in oil and gas reserves. 爭執的焦點是靠近沖繩島的一處油氣蘊藏豐富的海域。
The biggest is the fate of an American helicopter base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa. 其中最受關注的就是,未來美國在沖繩島的直升機基地將何去何從?