As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...

Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hand hoe to delicately move dirt in a cave while searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa towards the end of the World War II in 1945 ...

The invasion of Japan loomed. The Japanese military stationed about 100,000 troops on Okinawa, with the aim of preventing the invasion of the mainland. Narration Imperial Headquarters of the ...

I’m afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again.” On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle ...

The relics are grim remnants of the vast tunnel network dug by the Imperial Japanese Army under Shuri-jo castle before the fierce Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Previously closed-off parts of the ...

I'm afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again.” On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle that ...

I'm afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again.” On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle that ...

I'm afraid there is a growing risk that Okinawa may become a battlefield again.” An island haunted by one of the deadliest battles of World War II On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa ...