The fighting ended at Itoman, where Gushiken and other volunteer cave diggers — or “gamahuya” in their native Okinawan language — have found the remains of what are likely hundreds of people.

Mark McNally, director of Okinawan Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. At the time, he says the Japanese wanted to unify the country and modernize the spoken word among the people.

The fighting ended at Itoman, where Gushiken and other volunteer cave diggers — or "gamahuya" in their native Okinawan language — have found the remains of what are likely hundreds of people.

The fighting ended at Itoman, where Gushiken and other volunteer cave diggers — or “gamahuya” in their native Okinawan language — have found the remains of what are likely hundreds of people.

ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from ...