Touching upon an explanation at the Himeyuri-no-to memorial for students who died during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II, Nishida repeated his argument that it was “terrible” and ...

The World War II Battle of Okinawa left an estimated 240,000 people killed or missing — and 80 years later, their bones are still being unearthed by dedicated volunteers. Japan’s southernmost ...

A map shows the positions of cannons and machine ... guard down for even a second," he writes on April 1, 1945. "The battle of Okinawa is in its final stages. We’re up next.

The Battle of Okinawa killed about 200,000 people, nearly half of them Okinawan residents. Japan’s wartime military, in an attempt to delay a U.S. landing on the main islands, essentially ...