Memorial event in Okinawa Pref. recalls mass suicide victims 80 yrs after brutal WWII battle
An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...
80 years after Okinawa battle, questions remain on mass suicides
Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and ...
The Star4 天
Unearthing Okinawa’s forgotten war dead
After the war, Okinawa remained under US occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major US military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar econ ...
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Survivor of Battle of Okinawa sees parallels with war in Ukraine
After weeks of being on the front line of ... Now, at age 92, Onaga sees parallels between the Battle of Okinawa and the war in Ukraine. Huge numbers of civilians were embroiled in the 1945 ...
CBS News22 天
Volunteer searching for WWII dead in Japanese caves unearths remains of hundreds of people
After the war, Okinawa remained under U.S. occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major U.S. military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar ...
WPXI22 天
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
After the war, Okinawa remained under U.S. occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major U.S. military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar ...
Sydney Morning Herald12 天
Old bones on jungle island sound warning to those living here today
After the war, Okinawa remained under US occupation until 1972, 20 years longer than most of Japan, and it remains host to a major US military presence to this day. As Japan enjoyed a postwar econ ...
Yahoo22 天
Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are ...
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...
The Independent22 天
Okinawan bone digger searches for the remains of WWII dead and worries their lessons are ...
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