Memorial event in Okinawa Pref. recalls mass suicide victims 80 yrs after brutal WWII battle
An Okinawa Prefecture island where mass suicides took place during World War II held a memorial ceremony on March 26, the ...
Okinawa marks 80 years since start of ground battle in WWII
Village officials led a memorial service in Zamami, Okinawa on Wednesday to commemorate the beginning of ground battles there ...
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Victims of Okinawa battle remembered on 80th anniversary of U.S. landing
A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's ...
80 years after Okinawa battle, questions remain on mass suicides
Harumi Miyagi’s mother was a village employee on the small island of Zamami in Okinawa Prefecture who provided food and ...
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Stunning beach in obscure location that 'rivals the Maldives' named among world's best
Found on the Kerama Islands, just off the coast of mainland Japan, Aharen’s waters are super colourful, rivalling those of the Maldives. According to the expert team at World’s 50 Best Beaches ...
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VOX POPULI: Rich Okinawan language is in danger of soon becoming extinct
The Okinawan version literally means you can see the Kerama islands out in the blue sea, but you cannot see your own eyelashes. Locals have called such maxims and adages “kugani kutuba ...
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Okinawa Battle Victims Remembered on 80th Anniv. of U.S. Landing
Zamami, Okinawa Pref., March 26 (Jiji Press)--A memorial ceremony was held in an Okinawa Prefecture village Wednesday, the ...
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Memorial event in Okinawa Pref. recalls mass suicide victims 80 yrs after brutal WWII battle
About 150 people including victims' bereaved families took part in the ceremony on the island of Zamami, one of the Kerama Islands, and offered prayers for the repose of the victims' souls.