The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...

Okinawa marked the 77th anniversary Thursday of the end of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, with the governor calling for a further reduction of the U.S. military presence there as local ...

A man cries in front of the Cornerstone of Peace monument walls on which the names of all those who lost their lives during the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa ...

TOKYO — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is ...

TOKYO -- Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said Monday that it ...

On May 4th, 1945, American Hellcat pilots faced a terrifying wave of Japanese kamikaze float planes threatening the fleet off ...

PEACE MEMORIAL PARK, Okinawa — The first post-pandemic anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa drew tightened security and thousands of people to remember one of World War II’s bloodiest fights. Over ...

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On April 1, 1945, U.S. forces invaded the island of Okinawa. When the island was declared secure on the third week of June, military and civilian casualties per square foot exceeded that of any other ...