We descended into Chibichibi Cave in southern Okinawa with the heavy feeling that this was not a site of distant history, but a warning. The cave is low ...

Marines on Okinawa began training in July with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, in preparation for the system’s future deployment to the island, according to the ...

June 23 (UPI) --More than 4,000 people on Monday filled an Okinawa park to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's final WWII battle, while citizens reflected over long-lost loved ones and a promise by a ...

On April 1, 1945, the US Army invaded Okinawa, Japan in what is today known as one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. Each year, the Okinawa Association of America — a nonprofit founded over a ...

Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday it is the ...

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 ...

According to official estimates, only 2,600 bodies from the Battle of Okinawa are yet to be recovered, but residents and long-time volunteers say many more are buried ...

A World War II Pacific Theater reenactment will occur the weekend of July 12-13 at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson. The event will feature American and Japanese infantry camps, authentic gear ...