He spends much of his free time in caves like this in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, trying to bring closure to one of the most fierce and deadly battles of the Pacific war.

Okinawa on Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan on May 15, 1972, which ended 27 years of U.S. rule after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II was fought on the southern ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is ...

Shortly after Masaharu Noguni was born, U.S. troops landed on the main island of Okinawa Prefecture on April ... of about 1,500 people both in Japan and abroad to read out all the names over ...

Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan has a long history of emigration. Today, around 420,000 Okinawans and their descendants, are living around the world. This report highlights the journey of a ...

The Allies considered Okinawa a strategic point for invading Japan's main islands, in the last stages of World War Two. "Okinawa is the crucial battle line. Our Kamikaze troops are striking the ...

Michael Cucek, an assistant professor of Asian studies at the Tokyo campus of Temple ... of Okinawa and a completely contemptuous attitude towards the people of that part of Japan".

The invasion of Japan loomed. The Japanese military stationed about 100,000 troops on Okinawa, with the aim of preventing the invasion of the mainland. Narration Imperial Headquarters of the ...

We move over to the lawn of the Okinawa Karate Kaikan training and museum ... They are tireless in their corrections of my posture. In Japan, patience is a core value and high virtue.