ITOMAN, Okinawa Prefecture—A search of a cave here uncovered the bones of six ... a group of volunteers who search for remains and articles of the war dead. The group said the remains were ...

During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army set up bases in Okinawa’s natural caves called “gama.” For more than 40 years, Gushiken has volunteered to go into those caves and search for ...

The Thirty-Second Army was stationed in Okinawa and charged with fighting a war of attrition to delay ... We made rice balls, right near the entrance to the cave. A shell hit right there.

Many civilians hid in caves to avoid being killed ... and saved our lives." After the war, Americans occupied and administered Okinawa. In 1972, administration of the island reverted back to ...

Japanese troops last week defused another American-made shell believed to be left over from World War II and removed it from ...

She survived by hiding in caves, going for days without food ... she entered graduate school at University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa. She chose villagers' war experiences as the theme of her ...

Her father and grandmother hid in a cave to escape the fighting ... her students speak directly to the people of Okinawa, listening to their experiences of the war. Shimojo believes learning ...

LSM's (r) sending rockets at shores of Pokishi Shima, near Okinawa ... Go policy at the end of the war. The [American] voice said, "We are going to blow up this cave if you don't come out!" ...