Itoman, Okinawa Pref., June 23 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday to mourn some 200,000 people who died in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost Japan prefecture 81 years ago in the late stage of the Pacific War, part of World
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More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.
Naha, Okinawa Pref., June 23 (Jiji Press)--Yasuko Onaga, 96, who was a student nurse mobilized for the now-defunct Japanese…
Okinawa commemorates the Battle of Okinawa, highlighting the tragic history and impact of World War II.
A quarter of Okinawan civilians died during the US invasion, some after being told to kill themselves. But today the legacy of…
HENOKO: Okinawa resident Hiromasa Iha can still recall the screams of his classmates and teachers after a US military jet crashed…
Kurashiki, Okayama Pref./Hiroshima, July 6 (Jiji Press)--Residents across the Chugoku western Japan region on Monday mourned over…
「戦争反対は空虚な理想論ではない」 沖縄「慰霊の日」戦没者追悼式：朝日新聞
