The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa’s jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa, one of the ...

A bountiful natural playground studded with ancient culture, adventure and a unique foodie scene, Okinawa has some of the ...

She said people around her see the ... of devastation after a rebel offensive. Okinawa, Caught Between Two Powers: Residents of the Japanese island see U.S. bases as a legacy of war, but ...

Rear Adm. Takuhiro Hiragi, commander of Fleet Air Wing 5 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, says his group’s mission ...

The remains of some 1,400 people found on Okinawa sit in storage ... while in a cave in Itoman, on the main island of the Okinawa archipelago, southern Japan, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

The remains of some 1,400 people found on Okinawa sit in storage ... sending more troops and weapons to Okinawa and its outer islands. Many here who have bitter memories of the Japanese army's ...

The remains of some 1,400 people found on Okinawa sit in storage for possible identification with ... Japan is undertaking an accelerating military buildup, sending more troops and weapons to Okinawa ...