I'm afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again." Island haunted by one of World War II's deadliest battles On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during ...

The 90-year-old woman still remembers the final moments of her then-14-year-old brother's life during the 1945 battle.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit set off ...

Today, seven American World War II veterans, including 99-year-old Frank Wright who was here in July, are set to return to ...

Takamatsu Gushiken has spent years voluntarily locating bodies, and fragments of bodies, of World War II victims in Japan’s Okinawa's jungle. Over 80 years since a major battle, Gushiken shared with ...

Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...

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 ...

I'm afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again." On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle that ...

Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...