80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...

As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

(This article was written by Keita Mano, Amane Shimazaki and Okinawa Times staff writer Ari Shiroma.) The photos were kept and stored as prints at The Asahi Shimbun. The identities of those who ...

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

ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle ... one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is that the dead can be ...

(AP Photo/Hiro Komae) Takamatsu Gushiken shows a piece of human bones he found in the past, the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...

ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa ... PHOTOS: An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War ...