We hear folk songs recalling the sufferings and troubled history of Okinawa, from the samurai conquest incorporating it into Japan to the US invasion of WWII. We also discover the secret of the ...

Both Okinawa and the Uezu family have a long history of suffering and despair, even after the end of World War II in 1945. Uezu’s own struggles against hardship have taken him around the globe ...

The Battle of Okinawa began late March and was the only ... after holding hearings with former residents to document its history. What emerged from his research was the immense suffering of ...

In Okinawa, more than 22,000 people were conscripted ... We recently obtained access to documents that provide important clues to this history. They are the results of the only survey ever ...

Teaching children on US base the history of Okinawa The Kinser Elementary School, located on the US Marine Corps’ Camp Kinzer, started teaching its students about the Battle of Okinawa five ...

Luring visitors with golden beaches and picturesque palm trees, Okinawa is a wandering knight, never failing to surprise travellers with a backstory that's even more enticing. What awaits is ...

Several artifacts date back to the 18th and 19th centuries and hold a place in the long history of Okinawa, including portraits, a hand-drawn map, pottery, and ceramics, the release noted.