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The explosion of violence by Okinawan civilians against United States Armed Forces personnel and local police in Koza, Okinawa, Japan on December 20, 1970 is a little understood and even less studied episode in Japan/US relations. Currently in 2022, there are ongoing peaceful protests on Okinawa against the United States Armed Forces based on the island. These protests, though smaller, are like those of the late 1960s. Indeed, some of the protesters participated both then and now.