Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
The United States has increased the number of spy planes deployed at a military hub in the Western Pacific Ocean used to ...
Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...
KIN BLUE BEACH, Okinawa — An hourlong amphibious landing by U.S. Marines ... The focus of this year’s three-week exercise, ...
Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commander of Fleet Air Wing 5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, says his group’s mission ...
Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the ...
A bountiful natural playground studded with ancient culture, adventure and a unique foodie scene, Okinawa has some of the ...
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hoe to move dirt while searching for the remains of those who died during the WWII Battle of Okinawa on Itoman. (Hiro Komae/AP) ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns ...
Of the estimated 188,140 Japanese killed in the Battle of Okinawa, most of their remains had been collected and placed in the national cemetery on the island, the health ministry says. Around ...
I'm afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again.” An island haunted by one of the deadliest battles of World War II On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa ...