An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
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Marine Corps Adds First Anti-Ship Missile Battery to Okinawa as Part of Recent Littoral Plan
The Marine Corps stood up a unit meant to sow "chaos and uncertainty" for its adversaries in the Pacific on Tuesday, ...
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Coral reef off Okinawa island revived after starfish removed
who is researching coral reefs in the sea off the Ryukyu Islands, which lie to the southwest of the main Japanese islands and constitute Okinawa Prefecture. “It is important to maintain the ...
Volunteer discovers over a thousand World War II casualties’ remains which await identification
Takamatsu Gushiken has spent years voluntarily locating bodies, and fragments of bodies, of World War II victims in Japan ’s ...
Marine Biologists Solve Century-Old Mystery: Why Clownfish Don’t Get Stung by Anemones
Molecular cloaking mechanism unveils the iconic partnership between anemonefish and anemones. The symbiotic relationship ...
The rattle of Okinawa: Chinese drones probe Japan’s defences
Japan’s air force scrambled jets to shadow the drones, which analysts believe were probing Tokyo’s military readiness and assertiveness.
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The Battle Of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa had entered its final stage. Naval forces circled around to the south and began an intense bombardment from the sea. Casualties increased rapidly. Civilians searched for ...
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Solving a marine mystery: How anemonefish avoid stings from their sea anemone hosts
The tomato anemonefish (Amphiprion frenatus) in a bubble tip sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) at Minna Island, Okinawa. Credit: Marleen Klann The saddle-back anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus ...