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

ITOMAN, Japan — "Money should be spent on rice, not missiles," Kunio Aragaki, a resident in Okinawa, told Xinhua News Agency ...

More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle.

In a rare move, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the Himeyuri-no-to memorial here on June 23 as part of events marking ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke of the horrific ground war involving Okinawan residents, noting that 200,000 lives were ...

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human ...

Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa will hold a memorial ceremony on Monday to remember those who perished during ...

While Okinawa is now a popular beach getaway, its jungles have preserved the scars of combat from March to June 1945. Read ...

Okinawa observed the eightieth anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the deadliest campaigns of the Second ...

The Battle of Okinawa ended 80 years ago, and many residents are still desperately looking for relatives who died. Newsroom ...

A group of special operations vets retrace the Battle of Okinawa, following in the footsteps of the forefathers of today’s Navy SEALs.