NAHA -- As wartime Japan fully deployed its troops in Okinawa Prefecture in March 1944, about a year before the ground battle against U.S. forces ... in Okinawa released a "comfort station map" ...

Rich Patterson's dad, Henry Patterson, served in the Navy during WWII. Rich and his wife, Marion, drove to the Rock Island ...

Okinawa commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa with a solemn ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman ...

Okinawa marks 80 years since WWII battle ended, pledges to share its tragic history Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 ...

Eighty years after one of the bloodiest battles of World War II concluded on its shores, Okinawa stands as a powerful symbol of both wartime tragedy and postwar resilience. As Japan continues to ...

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the ... A recent explosion at a storage site at a U.S. military base caused minor ...

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 the ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.

Tokyo, June 23 (EFE).- The Japanese archipelago of Okinawa on Monday commemorated the 80th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II with a ceremony in which authorities called ...