Ka kii a Hapani ki a Okinawa he "Whehanga Whawhai"
I te 23 o Hakihea i tera tau, i kii te Kawanatanga o Hapani ki te puta he "Taiwan Contingency" ka whakatuuhia e te ope hoia o Amerika he aho o nga turanga whakaeke ki nga "motu ki te tonga-tonga-hauauru" o Hapani me te awhina a te Ope Taua Whaiaro Hapanihi.