Basically the US keeps Okinawa as a "protectorate" after WWII. It doesnt have the same status as say Puerto Rico or Guam--it isnt considered US territory. For all intents and purposes, it has de jure independence, except that it cant rejoin with Japan.
Implications? How do US-Japan relations go because of this? Could it affect the cold war?
Implications? How do US-Japan relations go because of this? Could it affect the cold war?