During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army set up bases in Okinawa’s natural caves called “gama.” For more than 40 years, Gushiken has volunteered to go into those caves and search for ...

even as many of them may harbor inner doubts about the wisdom of continuing to fight the war. In Onaga’s case, she was taking shelter in a limestone cave in southern Okinawa on June 22 ...

The Thirty-Second Army was stationed in Okinawa and charged with fighting a war of attrition to delay ... We made rice balls, right near the entrance to the cave. A shell hit right there.

She survived by hiding in caves, going for days without food ... she entered graduate school at University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa. She chose villagers' war experiences as the theme of her ...

73 years have passed since the end of a fierce battle in Okinawa Prefecture during the closing stages of World War 2. The islands hold relics from the battle to this day. Caves where residents ...

Many civilians hid in caves to avoid being killed ... and saved our lives." After the war, Americans occupied and administered Okinawa. In 1972, administration of the island reverted back to ...

After the enemy was routed out of an intricate system of caves astride the Manila water supply region ... The Eighth Air Force, redeployed at least in name from Europe, was about ready to start ...

A US army base worker has been jailed for life for rape and murder in Okinawa, in a case that sparked ... The military presence since the end of World War Two has contributed to the local economy ...

The greatest taboo of the Battle of Okinawa were Guerrilla units composed ... to protect the Japanese mainland toward the end of World War II After the Americans landed a violent battle ensued ...

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza ...

Okinawa — Okinawa prefecture’s capital city will evacuate 1,400 people next month while Japanese troops disarm and remove a suspected U.S. bomb left over from World War II. Workers found the ...