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Okinawa, 1945: Sinking of the Battleship Yamato and Operation Ten-Go (Documentary)

April 1945. The Pacific War had decisively turned in favour for the United States. During the waning days of that month, the ...
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...
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Japan detonated 13 tons of WWII-era ordnance on Okinawa last fiscal year

On Thursday, 18 pieces of ordnance believed to date to WWII were detonated on land at Kubasu Beach on Miyakojima, an island ...
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American troops join locals, tourists for Okinawa’s centuries-old tug-of-war festival

NAHA, Okinawa — Hundreds of thousands of people, including U.S. service members, recently took to the streets on a hot, humid afternoon to witness and take part in this city’s annual Tug-of-War ...