NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture on June 23 marked its 78th Memorial Day to honor the victims of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. By the end of the fighting in 1945, more than 200,000 people lay ...

Okinawa has had a tumultuous history and a scattered identity throughout the twentieth century. As a Japanese territory before World War II, Okinawans did not ever fully adopted Japanese culture as ...

NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture will preserve the remains of the Imperial Japanese Army headquarters that served as a command post beneath Shuri-jo Castle here during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. As a step ...

April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the colossal Japanese battleship Yamato, a maritime behemoth, set sail for ...

Few units hold the distinction to have fought an enemy of the United States on U.S. soil. The 7th Infantry Division is one of those few. During World War II, the United States experienced something ...

In spring 1945, the US island-hopping campaign was drawing closer to the Japanese mainland. US commanders were thinking about an invasion of Japanese itself, and invading Okinawa was seen as a prelude ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Buzz Bissinger recounted the World War II Battle of Okinawa (1945) and the sinking of the USS Bush. Author Buzz Bissinger recounted the World ...

A simple tent sits by the seashore in the Henoko district of Okinawa's Nago city. Nearby is the area in the city of Ginowan that has been designated as the new base for US Marine Corps Air Station ...

What was William Herman Mills’ first mistake? He believed the U.S. Marine Corps recruiter, “Bill, join the Marines, and you’ll have easy duty being part of a U.S. Embassy security detail.” Bill joined ...

ITOMAN, Okinawa -- An event to commemorate those who died in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa was held here on the night of June 22, the eve of the 72nd anniversary of the end of the fierce ground battle.