<Tr> <Th> Okinawa Prefecture </Th> <Td> 1972--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Kagoshima Prefecture </Th> <Td> 1953--present </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Kagoshima Prefecture </Th> <Td> 1953--present </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Kagoshima Prefecture </Th> <Td> 1953--present </Td> </Tr>

The entire land area of japan is approximately the same size as this u.s. state