Miyagi and members of a citizens’ group in Naha are working on an update to the booklet, titled “Postwar U.S. Military Crimes Against Women in Okinawa.” It is a task they hope they do not ...

Clothes at June sold well among junior high and high school students and young women. After Okinawa’s return to Japanese sovereignty in 1972, however, the industry significantly declined.

woman, and children lost their lives during the nearly three months of fighting. Just 350 miles from Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, Okinawa was home to an ethnically diverse group of ...

Japanese officers pulled thousands of civilians into the fight, including women and teens. The deadly sweeps continued until the end of the battle. The Japanese commanders in Okinawa ended the ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

NAHA CITY, Okinawa — A woman opposed to U.S. military presence on Okinawa was convicted in a Japanese court recently on 16 counts related to her protests the past four years, including a threat ...

Eighty years ago, on April 1, a Sunday in 1945, seven troop divisions, four Army, three Marine, landed on the beaches of ...