▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁college ▁rejected ▁the ▁offer ▁made ▁by ▁Ok ina wan ▁officials , ▁who ▁suggested ▁that ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁would ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁school ▁if ▁the ▁original ▁was ▁returned . ▁However , ▁after ▁consult ing ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁and ▁the ▁college ' s ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees , ▁then ▁Roll ins ▁President ▁R ita ▁Born stein ▁accepted ▁the ▁offer . ▁The ▁statue ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Ok ina wa ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁providing ▁the ▁college ▁with ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁statue , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Ok ina wa ▁and ▁Roll ins ▁signed ▁an ▁" ag re ement ▁of ▁co operation " ▁that ▁p led ges ▁to ▁develop ▁co oper ative ▁projects ▁between ▁the ▁college ▁and ▁Sh og aku ▁Junior ▁and ▁Senior ▁High ▁School ▁— ▁where ▁the ▁original ▁statue ▁has ▁been ▁placed . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Hav ens , ▁Thomas ▁R H . ▁" Rel ig ion ▁and ▁Agricult ure ▁in ▁Nin ete enth - century ▁Japan : ▁Nin omi ya ▁Son to ku ▁and ▁the ▁Hot oku ▁Mov ement ." ▁Japan ▁Christian ▁Qu arter ly ▁ 3 8 ▁( 1 9 7 2 ): ▁ 9 8 - 1 0 5 . ▁ ▁W alth all , ▁Anne . ▁" The ▁Per ception ▁of ▁Work ▁in ▁Tok ug awa ▁Japan :