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Okinawa marks 80 years since end of one of harshest WWII battles with pledge to share tragic history
Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago.
In remembering Japan's final WWII battle, Okinawans reflect on peace
More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.
US, Japan mark 80 years since the end of the Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...
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Another U.S. serviceman accused of sexual assault in Japan
The III Marine Expeditionary Force, a task force in Japan, is “aware of allegations of criminal misconduct against an Okinawa-based ... the US military base, Camp Foster (pictured in 2014 ...
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US uses farmers markets to foster ties at bases in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — As the United States and Japan ... foster friendlier ties between American military bases and their Japanese neighbors. On Sunday, about 20 Okinawan farmers and vendors came to Camp ...
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Park clawed from U.S. base in Okinawa now open to public
KITA-NAKAGUSUKU, Okinawa Prefecture--A park created from a residential area at a U.S. military base here has opened to the public ahead of its handover to Japan. The Lower Plaza Housing Area at ...
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U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
U.S. Marines during training last month in Okinawa, Japan.Credit... Supported by By Martin Fackler Photographs by Chang W. Lee Reporting from Camp Foster and Naha, Okinawa Before Christmas ...