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on April 28, 1952, Japan was once again an independent state (with the exceptions of Okinawa, remained under U.S. control until 1972, Iwo Jima, remained under US control until 1968. Around 31,000 U.S. military personnel remain in Japan today, they are there at the invitation of the Japanese government under the terms of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan (1960) and not as an occupying force.

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